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A demonstration against the new Ugandan anti-LGBTQ+ law, in South Africa in April.

Uganda makes first arrest for ‘aggravated homosexuality,’ a crime punishable by death under new anti-LGBTQ+ law

John Okot|Kampala|Sep 05, 2023 - 13:45 CEST

A 20-year-old man has been accused under one of the harshest homophobic laws in the world, which has been condemned by the international community and human rights organizations

Uganda

Iran’s leader, visiting Africa, attacks Western support for homosexuality as among ‘dirtiest’ things

AP|Nairobi|Jul 12, 2023 - 19:55 CEST

President Ebrahim Raisi spoke in Uganda, which recently passed anti-gay legislation prescribing the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality

Uganda

As anti-gay sentiment grows, more LGBTQ+ people seek to flee Uganda

AP|Jun 03, 2023 - 11:40 CEST

Frightened LGBTQ+ Ugandans are searching for a way to escape a new law prescribing the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’

Uganda

Uganda’s new homophobic law puts foreign aid at risk

John Okot / Raquel Seco|Kampala (Uganda) / Nairobi (Kenya)|Jun 02, 2023 - 18:25 CEST

The harsh law punishes the ‘promotion of homosexuality’ with up to 20 years in prison, while President Yuseveni says, ‘nobody will move us’

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