http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/northern-cyprus-to-decriminalize-homosexuality/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/northern-cyprus-to-decriminalize-homosexuality/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:18:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120892 LGBTQ Nation: Turkish Cypriot leaders have bowed to pressure from Members of the European Parliament (MEP), and have agreed to repeal a law outlawing homosexuality. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/northern-cyprus-to-decriminalize-homosexuality/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/turkish-cypriots-urged-to-scrap-sodomy-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/turkish-cypriots-urged-to-scrap-sodomy-law/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:40:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116440 News from The Associated Press: An EU legislator urged the leader of Cyprus' breakaway Turkish north on Thursday to repeal an anti-gay law that has led to the arrest of a former Greek Cypriot Cabinet minister. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/turkish-cypriots-urged-to-scrap-sodomy-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/30/ban-on-crucifixes-in-italian-schools-is-appealed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/30/ban-on-crucifixes-in-italian-schools-is-appealed/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:15:23 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=64730 Associated Press: "A European ruling banning crucifixes in Italian schools should be overturned, nine European governments said in an appeal Wednesday. ... The decisions of the court -- an arm of the Council of Europe, the continent's premier human rights watchdog -- are binding on the council's 47 member states and therefore have an impact far beyond Italy." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/30/ban-on-crucifixes-in-italian-schools-is-appealed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ten-member-states-join-italy-in-support-of-the-crucifix/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ten-member-states-join-italy-in-support-of-the-crucifix/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:58:10 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ten-member-states-join-italy-in-support-of-the-crucifix/ European Center for Law and Justice: "For the first time in the record of the ECHR, ten member States are simultaneously intervening as 'third party' in one single case. The case at stake is the Lautsi case - also known as the 'crucifix case' - which will go before the Grand Chamber of the ECHR on June 30th. The Court has communicated to the ECLJ the list of the following Member States: Armenia; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Greece; Lithuania; Malta; Monaco; San-Marino; Romania; The Russian Federation." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ten-member-states-join-italy-in-support-of-the-crucifix/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/17/eastern-europe-scores-badly-on-gay-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/17/eastern-europe-scores-badly-on-gay-rights/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 22:16:23 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=60951 EU Observer: "A fresh survey by the International Lesbian and Gay Association has said that the predominantly Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian countries of eastern Europe have the worst track record on gay rights. Ukraine and Russia scored the lowest on the ILGA index, closely followed by Belarus, Moldova and Turkey. In the EU, Cyprus, Latvia and Poland are the least progressive. Belarus police on Saturday (15 May) cemented the country's reputation by violently breaking-up a small, 20-person-strong Slavic Pride march." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/17/eastern-europe-scores-badly-on-gay-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/20/more-nations-saying-i-do-to-same-sex-marriages/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/20/more-nations-saying-i-do-to-same-sex-marriages/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:05:59 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=58501 Jakarta Globe: "Today seven countries, five US states and several Latin American cities have legalized same-sex marriage. The Netherlands ushered the way in 2001, the first nation to permit same-sex couples to marry legally. This historic decision marked a turning point, with demands for equality reverberating across borders. Barriers fell as Belgium (2003), Canada and Spain (2005), South Africa (2006), Norway and Sweden (2009) each approved legislation." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/20/more-nations-saying-i-do-to-same-sex-marriages/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/25/tax-dispute-flairs-between-cyprus-gov%e2%80%99t-and-orthodox-church/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/25/tax-dispute-flairs-between-cyprus-gov%e2%80%99t-and-orthodox-church/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:56:43 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=56604 Reuters: "A furious dispute has erupted in Cyprus after the ruling communists set their sights on the island’s wealthy Orthodox Church of Cyprus to help plug a runaway deficit. The island’s government says it wants to start a dialogue with the Church regarding the millions it says the church owes in unpaid taxes." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/25/tax-dispute-flairs-between-cyprus-gov%e2%80%99t-and-orthodox-church/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/01/cyprus-govt-to-look-at-redefining-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/01/cyprus-govt-to-look-at-redefining-marriage/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:49:33 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=53794 Cyprus Mail: "The government will soon examine the issue of making same-sex marriages legal in Cyprus, Interior Ministry Permanent Secretary Lazaros Savvides has told the Sunday Mail." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/01/cyprus-govt-to-look-at-redefining-marriage/feed/ 0