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LGBTQ rights reports ‘mean the difference between life and death’

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Bangladeshi LGBTQ rights activist addresses European asylum conference. Logo of the conference Shaping Tomorrow: Queer Asylum in Europe Factual reporting on LGBTQ rights abuses is crucial when refugees from violence-plagued nations seek asylum in more peaceful lands. That was a message delivered by Bangladeshi human rights advocate Shahanur Islam at last month’s conference Shaping Tomorrow: Queer Asylum in Europe. The …

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Tororo Municipality MP Candidate, Shyam Tanna’s Mobilizer Dies Mysteriously

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One of the chief mobilizer for Shyam Tanna contesting to become MP Tororo Municipality against the incumbent, Apollo Yeri Ofwono has been found dead under mysterious circumstances. Khalid Saleh Muyaga died in a corridor next to Capital Pub in Tororo Municipality in the morning of Friday, December 26, 2025 while mobilizing women to meet Shyam Tanna later in the day. …

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Kampala University Rise Again as 2025 AUUS Games Mark End of Long Wilderness

Kampala University Rise Again as 2025 AUUS Games Mark End

For the first time in more than a decade, Kampala University (KU) can once again speak with confidence among Uganda’s elite university sports institutions. A fifth-place overall finish at the 2025 Association of Uganda University Sports (AUUS) Games did more than add medals to the cabinet — it announced the end of a long and painful rebuilding journey. KU’s return …

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Watoto’s “Son of God” lights up Kampala in a triumphant outdoor Christmas spectacle

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On Tuesday, 22nd December 2025, the curtains came down on what will be remembered as a landmark Christmas moment in Kampala. For three unforgettable nights, the Old Kampala Senior Secondary School playgrounds were transformed into a living stage as Watoto Church presented their annual Christmas Cantata, Son of God. For over three decades, the English-based Christian church has faithfully retold …

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HON ANNET MUGISHA TO WIN BUSHENYI DISTRICT WOMAN MP SEAT WITH OVER 70%-OPINION POLL

HON ANNET MUGISHA TO WIN BUSHENYI DISTRICT WOMAN MP SEAT

Post Views: 3 MS CAROL NAMARA By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante[MK]In Bushenyi districtwww.mknewslink.comThe incumbent woman MP for Bushenyi district and NRM flag bearer Hon Annet Katusiime Mugisha will win the Jan. 15, 2026 parliamentary race with over 70%. This according to an opinion poll done by mk news link.com news website based in greater western Uganda.The opinion poll was done …

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MP Kabasharira Calls for Peaceful, Harmonious Elections as Christians Celebrate Christmas

MP Kabasharira Calls for Peaceful Harmonious Elections as Christians Celebrate

By Amos Tayebwa|Ntungamo The Rushenyi County Member of Parliament, Naome Kabasharira, has called on political opponents and voters to shun violence and embrace peaceful politics as campaigns for the 2026 general elections continue, coinciding with Christmas celebrations observed by Christians worldwide on December 25. Speaking to this publication, Kabasharira urged all political actors to maintain discipline and harmony, citing the …

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Anti-gay police crackdown expands in Senegal

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Five men arrested on homosexuality charges as they prepare for a fashion show. Map of Senegal shows the capital, Dakar. (Map courtesy of AFP) The West African nation of Senegal is continuing a police crackdown on gay citizens. In the latest incident, reported in Senenews, police in the city of Thiès, just outside the capital city of Dakar, arrested five …

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Christmas & New Year Message By Mbale District Woman MP Mukhaye

Christmas New Year Message By Mbale District Woman MP

Dear Fellow Esteemed Bamasaba of Mbale district,  As we gather to celebrate this joyous season of Christmas and look forward to the dawn of a new year, I, Hon. Miriam Mukhaye Woman Member of Parliament for Mbale District, extend my heartfelt greetings to each and every one of you. May this festive season bring you peace, happiness, and prosperity.  This Christmas, …

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