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Tuesday, 23 April 2019

London Standard urged to move event from Brunei-owned Dorchester hotel

Venue subject of boycott over sultan’s policy of stoning people to death for gay sex

The London Evening Standard is facing calls to move an awards ceremony to be held at the Brunei-owned Dorchester hotel after the country imposed new laws punishing gay sex and adultery with death by stoning.

The newspaper, whose own celebrity columnist Rob Rinder urged readers to join a boycott of the luxury hotel, is due to hold its annual New Homes awards at the five-star Mayfair establishment next month.

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from Islam | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2W5JXCE

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