Luuka Fabian : NUP Supporter Succumbs to Torture Wounds

NUP Supporter Dies of Torture

Another supporter of the National Unity Platform has succumbed to torture wounds inflicted on him by security operatives The NUP leadership has confirmed the death of their own in a statement released on Friday March 12. According to the NUP party president, Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu alias Bobi Wine, Luuka Fabian …

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Rukiga District NUP Coordinator Emmanuel Turyasingura Arrested

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Emmanuel Turyasingura, the coordinator for the National Unity Platform-NUP party in-charge of Rukiga district has been arrested. Turyasingura was arrested on Wednesday by police at his home in Muhanga town council. Derrick Katebire Mugyesera, the NUP party secretary-general for Kigezi region says that the police under the command of Asaph …

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Ugandan Police Block NUP Meeting

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In a significant development, the Uganda Police Force (UPF) has barred a meeting organized by the National Unity Platform (NUP) for its failure to adhere to COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs). The decision to block the NUP gathering underscores the authorities’ commitment to enforcing public health regulations amidst the ongoing …

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20 LGBTQ Ugandans Arrested

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Twenty LGBTQ people gathered at a shelter in Uganda have been arrested on charges of violating social distancing rules, but an activist says they were targeted because of their identity. Police Sunday raided a house in Kyengera, a town near Uganda’s capital city, Kampala, the Associated Press reports. The house “is a known shelter …

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Police Arrests 16 Suspected Gay Men

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Police in Uganda this week detained 16 men suspected to be gay and forced them to undergo anal exams, according to a Ugandan LGBTQ rights group. The arrests come as Ugandan officials are talking of again introducing legislation that would punish homosexuality with the death penalty under certain circumstances. Diane Bakuraira of …

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Police Arrest 125 People During Raid of LGBTQ Bar

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Authorities have  rounded up and arrested 125 people in the raid of Ram, an LGBTQ-friendly bar in Kampala, according to activists on the ground. Most face drug charges, but the targeting of the Ram increased fears of a government crackdown. “The past has shown that it is difficult to prosecute …

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