Saudi journalists, who say they were outed as gay, held in Australian asylum centre

DUBAI (Reuters) - Two Saudi male journalists, who say the authorities revealed their romantic relationship in retaliation for contacts one of them had with foreign media, have been detained in Australia after seeking asylum last month, their lawyer told Reuters.

One of the men, who previously worked with CNN, the BBC and the Saudi media ministry, told Reuters by phone from detention in Australia that Saudi state security outed them as gay to the other man's family in September. Homosexuality is illegal and punishable by death in Saudi Arabia.