Gay man freed from Qatar after being "honey-trapped" by police in Grindr plot - LGBTQ Nation
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Aviña's family and LGBTQ+ rights advocates around the world launched a campaign for him to return home, which was finally successful this week.
  • TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish
    36·
    4 months ago

    While jailed, Aviña was deprived of antiretroviral medication that he needs as an HIV-positive man. He was also forced to sign documents pertaining to his imprisonment that were written in Arabic, which he does not speak, without a translator. He said that he was forced to identify which contacts in his phone were his sexual partners, and subjected to “psychological torture.”

    Aviña’s family and LGBTQ+ rights advocates around the world launched a campaign for him to return home, which was finally successful this week.

    It’s at around this time that a respectable UK government might say “give him back or we’re wiping Doha off the map.” It’s good that he’s free, but I hope he doesn’t develop AIDS after this from being denied medication for so long.

  • ASDraptor@lemmy.autism.placeEnglish
    34·
    4 months ago

    Ahhh Qatar… Such a nice place to live… FIFA said that they did a lot for human rights so they could hold a World Cup event…

    I guess having female toilets in the stadiums was more than enough to consider “a lot”.

    Seriously people, don’t go there.

  • ChojinDSL@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    21·
    4 months ago

    Wouldn’t expect anything else from Qatar.

    But seriously, who in their right mind would use Grindr in Qatar? If I was gay, I would be veeery apprehensive about being in Qatar or even just working for their airline.