Like Russia, Kazakhstan now blocks access to LGBTQ news

Illustration courtesy of the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law

Kazakhstan law against ‘LGBTQ propaganda’ took effect in March Illustration courtesy of the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law The Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan has blocked its citizens’ access to a website that monitors enforcement of the nation’s new law against promotion of “LGBT propaganda”, …

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BREAKING: Ugandan Photojournalist Ninye Tabz Abducted by Security Operatives in Kamwokya

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in a disturbing development that has sent shockwaves through Uganda’s opposition circles and media fraternity, renowned photojournalist and media influencer Andrew Natumanya, popularly known as Ninye Tabz, has been reportedly abducted by security operatives in Kamwokya, Kampala. The incident, which occurred on June 16, 2026, has reignited public outrage over …

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Who is behind the arrest of 100s of LGBTQ people in Senegal?

El Hadji Moustapha Diouf, a prominent lawyer in Dakar, refuses to defend defendants accused of homosexuality (@metrodakar)

A closer look at people involved in Senegal’s anti-gay crackdown El Hadji Moustapha Diouf, a prominent lawyer in Dakar, refuses to defend defendants accused of homosexuality. (Photo courtesy of @metrodakar) On April 30, 2026, the controversial journalist Pape Ndiaye, a legal commentator and columnist for the television network Walf TV, …

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UN Resolution Demands Uganda Protect Lawyers – Release Erias Lukwago Now

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KAMPALA, Uganda / GENEVA, Switzerland – On September 27, 2010, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted Resolution A/HRC/15/L.16, a landmark document that called upon all member states to take decisive action. The resolution specifically urged States to protect judges, lawyers, prosecutors, and their families against violence, threats, retaliation, discrimination, interference, …

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