Prominent Ugandan gay rights activist Steven Kabuye has been critically injured in a stabbing by unknown attackers.
A video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows Mr Kabuye lying on the ground with an open wound on his right arm and a knife in his lower stomach after the attack on Wednesday.
Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said residents found the 25-year-old after the attackers had fled the scene.
He said: "According to Mr Kabuye, two unidentified individuals on a motorcycle, wearing helmets, approached him. The passenger jumped off and attacked him, specifically targeting his neck with a knife.
"Kabuye managed to shield his neck with his right arm, resulting in a stab wound to his hand. Despite attempting to flee, the assailants chased and stabbed him in the stomach."
Police said he was taken to hospital and is in a critical condition.
Coloured Voices Media Foundation-Truth to LGBTQ Uganda, where Mr Kabuye works, wrote on X that he was stabbed "a few metres from our home as he was heading for work".
Founder of London organisation House of Rainbow, Reverend Jide Macaulay, said on X: "I strongly condemn this level of violence, stand in solidarity with LGBTQ Ugandans and we must ensure all people are safe. I call on government and police to intervene.
"Clearly Uganda is unsafe for those who dare speak out against criminalisation, discrimination and violence."
He added: "Whilst LGBTQ folks maintained the right to fight for their rights. They must be legally protected from dangerous people in the society who may seek to harm them, if not worse kill them."
Mr Kabuye told investigators that he had been receiving death threats since March 2023, according to reports.
Human rights defenders have been warning about the risk of increased attacks on members of the LGBTQ+ community after Uganda passed a new bill criminalising same-sex conduct in May 2023.
Homosexuality is already considered an illegal offence in the country and can carry a life imprisonment, but the new law introduces new offences.
It imposes the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality" cases which include having sexual relations with minors or anyone infected with HIV.
The law also imposes a 20-year prison term for anyone "promoting" homosexuality.
Mr Kabuye said on X at the time that the new law "violates basic human rights and sets a dangerous precedent."
He added: "Let us stand together in solidarity and fight against bigotry and hate."
