Malaysia seizes Swatch's rainbow watches in LGBTQ crackdown.
TL;DR
Malaysian authorities raided Swatch stores and seized 164 watches from its Pride Collection, claiming that they "bore LGBT connotations." The watches come in six colors matching those on the gay pride flag and have two rainbow loops on their straps. Malaysia criminalizes same-sex relationships, and the confiscation of the watches has been criticized by gay rights group Jejaka as "a deeply unsettling level of intolerance." Swatch has resumed selling the Pride Collection watches and is looking into the seizure.
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