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 The Uganda Police Force has confirmed the arrest of Sarah Bireete, the prominent civil society leader and Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG). Bireete is currently detained at the Central Police Station (CPS) in Kampala and is expected to be arraigned in court shortly, according to official statements. While police authorities have not yet detailed the specific …

In a statement posted on social media, the Uganda Police Force confirmed that Bireete, the director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance, was in police custody and would be produced before court “in due course.”Earlier, Bireete said in a post on X that her home in Kampala had been surrounded by security forces, writing: “My house is under siege by …

Ibtissame Betty Lachgar was sentenced to 30 months for ‘Allah is lesbian’ T-Shirt Morocco LGBT activist Ibtissame “Betty” Lachgar is suffering ailing health in prison. (Photo courtesy of Change.org) Hundreds of organizations have joined the Free Betty Coalition, seeking the release of Moroccan activist Ibtissame “Betty” Lachgar from a three-year prison sentence. Lachgar, 50, is a feminist/atheist/LGBT activist who was …

Amos Tayebwa Mbarara Fresh research by a civic activist group under the umbrella ARK Times – Ankole has revealed that internal wars between NRM flag bearers and NRM-leaning independents are significantly weakening President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s support ahead of the 2026 general elections. Addressing journalists in Mbarara, Ronald Kyamadidi, the head of ARK Times, said divisions born out of disputed …

Rebel control in eastern Congo puts queer people at risk, victim says Flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Alphonse Mihigo Ombeni, director and founder of the Congolese LGBTQI+ advocacy group Action for the Fight Against Social Injustice (ALCIS), was once again assaulted and robbed of his belongings as he left the FAN FM radio station in Bukuvu, Democratic Republic …