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-- A candlelit vigil was held for victims of homophobia as part of an international day of protest against the practice.
It was the second part of a two-part event which began at Walthamstow Town Hall and moved on to Theatre Square in Stratford.
The rally in Walthamstow last Wednesday marked the launch of a youth awareness campaign run by East London Out Project (ELOP) to mark the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO). --
-- Around 80 countries in the world still crimianlise homosexuality and imprison those caught practicing same-sex acts. Gay people in Afghanistan, Iran, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates and Yemen face the death penalty if caught. --
