Gay Syrian waits for asylum appeal verdict
                   
scotsman.com
10-May-2008
        

A GAY asylum seeker who faces torture and death if he is deported to Syria, where homosexuality is illegal, is waiting to hear if this week's appeal for leave to stay in S ... cotland will be granted. Jojo Jako Yakob, 19, fled Syria two years ago after being arrested,... [read full story]                    

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