Thursday , 18 June 2026

Bangladesh students expelled and jailed over alleged homosexuality

Government Unani and Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Photo courtesy of Facebook)

Five sent to jail over gay allegations at Bangladesh school Government Unani and Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Four students were expelled from their dormitories and five people were sent to jail after allegations of homosexuality made under torture, media reports allege. (Photo courtesy of Facebook) JMBF Condemns Persecution of Students in Dhaka Over Allegations of Homosexuality …

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Principal Judge Commissions Serere Magistrates Court

Principal Judge Commissions Serere Magistrates Court

Serere– The Judiciary on Tuesday commissioned the newly constructed Serere Chief Magistrate’s Court Building in a ceremony aimed at strengthening access to justice and improving service delivery in the Teso sub-region. Lady Justice Frances Abodo at the officiating Ceremony. The event, took place at the court grounds under the theme “Justice that Listens, Serves and Resolves,” is being presided over …

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Mukono District Chairperson Mukoome Calls for Increased Government Support in Health Sector

Mukono District Chairperson Mukoome Calls for Increased Government Support in Health Sector

Mukono District has strengthened its emergency medical response services following the official deployment and handover of government ambulances aimed at improving healthcare access and reducing delays in emergency evacuation. Lukooya Mukoome and other officials. The handover ceremony was presided over by the Chairperson LCV of Mukono District, Hon. Francis Lukooya Mukoome, assisted by the District Executive Committee led by the …

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We have freed 56 LGBTQ prisoners. We need help to free 8 more

This site's activist journalists have laid the groundwork for Project Not Alone, which frees imprisoned victims of African homophobia. This illustration shows two gay men waiting for donations that will pay their fines and set them free.

Readers’ donations will make a crucial difference in 8 LGBTQ prisoners’ lives. Word cloud shows the pseudonyms of the 56 prisoners for whom Project Not Alone has won early release.   Five gay men and three lesbians  deserve to be set free in Cameroon and Nigeria, where they are locked up for whom they love. Your donation can help open the …

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Prominent Senegal citizens fall victim to anti-gay sweep – The Hoima Post –

Prominent Senegal citizens fall victim to anti-gay sweep - The Hoima Post -

Senegal’s anti-LGBTQ witch hunt racks up more than 100 arrests Presidential advisor Matar Ndiaga Seck was arrested May 15 on homosexuality charges. (Photo courtesy of Seneweb)The status of human rights in Senegal is “grave and rapidly deteriorating”, says the LGBTQ rights organization Pan Africa ILGA (PAI)Abuses of LGBTQ citizens’ human rights have piled up since March 31, when President Bassirou Diomaye …

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Prominent Senegal citizens fall victim to anti-gay sweep

Presidential advisor Matar Ndiaga Seck was arrested on homosexuality charges. (Photo courtesy of Seneweb)

Senegal’s anti-LGBTQ witch hunt racks up more than 100 arrests Presidential advisor Matar Ndiaga Seck was arrested May 15 on homosexuality charges. (Photo courtesy of Seneweb) The status of human rights in Senegal is “grave and rapidly deteriorating”, says the LGBTQ rights organization Pan Africa ILGA (PAI) Abuses of LGBTQ citizens’ human rights have piled up since March 31, when President …

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Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Regional Office Opens up in Hoima

Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Regional Office Opens up in Hoima

Hoima– The Resident Judge of Hoima High Court, Justice Vincent Opyene, on Monday 18th May 2026, officially opened the Hoima Regional Office of the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs with the aim strengthening the coordination in handling of government-related cases across the Bunyoro sub-region. Justice Vincent Opyene officially opening the office on Monday. This followed a meeting between Judiciary …

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Catholics to Celebrate 2026 Year’s Martyrs Day at Parish level

Catholics to Celebrate 2026 Year’s Martyrs Day at Parish level

Kampala– A few hours after the Government of Uganda has suspended the gathering at Namungongo on 3rd June 2026, in celebration of martyrs day as a result of Ebola outbreak, Catholics have responded to the announcement. Namugongo Martyrs Shrine during one of the Martyrs day celebrations. (Internet photo) In the statement dated Monday 18th May 2026, by Uganda Episcopal Conference …

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Religious Leaders asked to Encourage People Seek Medical Treatment when Sick

Religious Leaders asked to Encourage People Seek Medical Treatment when Sick

Mukono– The Ministry of Health has raised concern over dangerous beliefs and misleading teachings by some religious groups that discourage people from seeking medical treatment, leading many to avoid hospitals and, in some cases, resulting in preventable deaths. This was revealed by Dr. Silver Kasozi from the Ministry of Health during a stakeholders’ engagement attended by various leaders, including religious …

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