Gay Witch Hunt in Iraq

In post-Sadaam Iraq being gay, or even looking gay, can be a death sentence.

It's very difficult to determine how many homosexuals have died in so-called "honor killings" by their own families or at the hands of militiamen. But a BBC investigation has found that law enforcement agencies are involved in ongoing, systematic and organized violence against gays, while the country's Western backed government refuses to acknowledge it.

The BBC's Natalia Antelava reports from Baghdad.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middl...

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