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Malawi Charity’s great ... if you’re straight

Pressure is mounting on the Scottish Government to use its special relationship with Malawi to help overturn the conviction of two men sentenced to 14 years’ hard labour for being gay.

Gay activists say that all future aid payments to the country from Scotland should be dependent on reform of human rights in the African country.

Scotland has long-standing ties with Malawi, which is the key recipient of its overseas aid.