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Why are Kenya and Uganda cracking down on LGBTQ rights?

A new law passed in Uganda appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as LGBTQ, a rights group says.

Al Jazeera

Uganda LGBTQ leader says gay bill threatens homelessness

A prominent leader of Uganda’s LGBTQ community says he is worried about becoming “homeless,” describing anguished calls by others like him who are concerned for their safety after the passing of a tough new anti-gay law

The Independent UK

Uganda bill one of the world's most extreme anti-LGBTQ laws- White House

Uganda's anti-gay bill passed on Tuesday is concerning and represents one of the most extreme actions taken against the LGBTQ community in the world, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday

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White House says sanctions against Uganda possible over anti-gay law

Biden is watching situation ‘closely’, press secretary said on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Multicultural community leaders want more collaboration with charities

Australia's migrant communities want charity and not-for-profit organisations raising funds for international causes to work more closely with them to help them get more bang for their buck.

ABC News

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The Guardian - UK

UN, Amnesty join calls for Museveni to reject Uganda's anti-gay legislation

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni faced calls on Wednesday from the United Nations and rights groups to reject an "appalling" anti-gay bill passed by parliament. Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday approved the bill outlining harsh penalties for anyone who engages in same-sex activity.

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Uganda to jail people who identify as LGBTQ in one of world's most anti-gay laws

Uganda's parliament has passed sweeping new anti-LGBTQ+ laws with tougher punishments, making some acts punishable by death.

WEKU

Gay activist says Uganda LGBTQ community 'in shock' at new law

Members of Uganda's LGBTQ community are in shock and fear being arrested after parliament passed a new law that makes it a crime to identify as gay, and imposes tough sentences that include the death penalty in certain cases, an activist said on Wednesday.

Reuters

'Deeply troubling': UN rights chief on Uganda anti-gay bill

The U.N.’s top human rights official is urging Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to block an anti-LGBTQ bill that prescribes harsh penalties for some homosexual offenses, including death and life imprisonment

The Independent UK

Uganda urged to reject 'appalling' anti-gay bill

KAMPALA: The United Nations and the United States led calls Wednesday for Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni to reject what has been labelled an "appalling" anti-gay bill.

Bangkok Post

Factbox-Legal hurdles faced by LGBT+ people in Africa

Uganda's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence.

Reuters

The countries where homosexuality is still illegal, as Uganda passes death penalty bill

It is illegal to be gay in 70 countries, nearly half of which are in Africa

Evening Standard

U.S. couple facing child torture charges in Uganda freed on bail

A U.S. couple detained in Uganda since December accused of torturing a 10-year-old boy in their care was granted bail on Wednesday by a court in the capital Kampala.

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Uganda passes law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

KAMPALA: Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuesday making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: NSW election campaign gets messy; Uganda’s homosexuality death penalty; and polygamy killing male elephant seals

State politics heats up as Dominic Perrottet prepares to clash with Chris Minns in the final leaders’ debate

Al Jazeera

Uganda’s new anti-homosexuality law bans identification as LGBTQ

Law could be the first to criminalise identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ): Rights Watch

The Guardian - UK

Ugandan MPs pass bill imposing death penalty for homosexuality

Human rights campaigners condemn bill introducing capital and life imprisonment sentences

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The Independent UK

Uganda's legislature passes harsh new anti-LGBTQ bill

Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses related to same-sex relations, responding to popular sentiment but piling more pressure on the East African country’s LGBTQ community

Reuters

Uganda passes bill banning identifying as LGBTQ

Uganda's parliament on Tuesday passed a law that criminalises identifying as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence.

Zenger

The Little-Known Jackfruit Trade Is Earning Rural Ugandan Farmers Nearly 20 Percent Of Yearly Income

A Uganda-based jackfruit processing company has taken a share of the rising vegan meat market in the Netherlands.

The Guardian - UK

Céilí in Kampala: why Irish dancing is proving popular in Uganda

Schools in the country’s capital are celebrating St Patrick’s Day after Irish dancers brought a touch of the Emerald Isle to east Africa

Al Jazeera

Son of long-serving Museveni to run for Uganda presidency in 2026

The outspoken army general seems intent on replacing his father, who has ruled Uganda for 37 years, as president.

The Independent UK

Ugandan leader's son unnerves with tweets of ambitions

On Twitter, the Ugandan president’s son has mused about invading neighboring Kenya, praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and offered cattle for the Italian prime minister’s hand in marriage

Asharq Al-Awsat

Borrell Urges Algeria to End Dispute with Spain

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has informed Algerian officials about EU's desire to find “an urgent solution” to the dispute between Algeria and Spain. Meanwhile, the Non-Aligned Movement plans on holding a meeting in Algeria next summer, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced Sunday. Tebboune met with Borrell at…

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