Press freedom and independent media nourishes democracy

OPINIONBy Robert Kigongo‘A critical, independent and investigative press is the life blood of any ;democracy’ -- Nelson Mandela.Fortunately, based on some of my articles in Uganda print media like New ... Read More

Activists seek more pressure on Uganda over 'aggravated homosexuality' law

Gay rights activists are calling for more pressure on the Ugandan government over a law that carries the death penalty for so-called "aggravated homosexuality." The law, which the African nation's ... Read More

Uganda court upholds controversial law allowing death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality'

Uganda's Constitutional ... orientation. Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world. Read More

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Grief and rage over the war and Israel have led to demonstrations across the Arab world. Arrests suggest governments fear the outrage could boomerang. The actor, who has become a #MeToo flashpoint ... Read More

Gay rights activists call for more international pressure on Uganda over anti-gay law

President Yoweri Museveni signed ... entities that perpetrate human rights abuses in Uganda, both unilaterally and with partners around the world." A Ugandan human rights advocate who was a ... Read More

Uganda’s most prominent LGBTQ activist says newly upheld anti-gay law will prompt violence

Uganda’s most ... Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed the legislation into law last year, drawing condemnation from LGBTQ activists from around the world. Conversely, the law has broad ... Read More

World Cross Country champion Jacob Kiplimo survives serious car crash in Uganda

Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda celebrates as he ... and compatriot Joshua Cheptegei. News of Kiplimo’s accident comes just months after men’s marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum tragically ... Read More

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Having a team in the world’s richest sports competition might ... Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first leftist president, made the announcement in front of cheering crowds in the capital that ... Read More

Gay Rights Activists Call for More International Pressure on Uganda Over Anti-Gay Law

President Yoweri Museveni ... Homosexuality was already illegal in Uganda under a colonial-era law criminalizing sexual activity “against the order of nature.” The punishment for that offense ... Read More

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Pro Palestinian demonstrators protest the war in Gaza and demand college divestment from military weapons manufacturers on the Auraria Campus in Denver on April 25, 2024. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt ... Read More