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Uganda bars media from outing gays

January 3, 2011 by benim

A Ugandan High Court judge has ruled that media companies in the country should not publish the identities of people they say are homosexuals. The decision was described as a “landmark ruling” by gay rights activists. The case was brought … read more »

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Why Gay People Should Be Buried Alive: Ugandan Newspaper Editor

December 1, 2010 by benim

This is scary, even by Ugandan standards. Remember earlier this Fall, when a publication in Uganda known as Rolling Stone (no relation to the U.S. magazine) published the names and faces of dozens of LGBT people in the country, under … read more »

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Ugandan paper says it will keep outing gays

December 1, 2010 by benim

A Ugandan newspaper that “outs” people it says are gay and has called for them to be hanged said on Tuesday it would use a two-week window before a court verdict on its activities to continue with its campaign. Three … read more »

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Uganda judge extends media ban on outing gays

November 23, 2010 by benim

A Ugandan high court judge on Tuesday extended a ban on the publication in the media of pictures identifying people as homosexuals, sparking the ire of a leading anti-gay pastor. Judge Vincent Musoke-Kibuuka extended the ban at a Tuesday hearing … read more »

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Ugandan paper ordered to stop printing list of gay people

November 1, 2010 by benim

Kampala’s Rolling Stone published names, addresses and photos along with call for hangings. A Ugandan judge has ordered a Kampala newspaper to stop publishing photographs, names and addresses of gay people after a campaign group sought a legal injunction. Rolling … read more »

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Ugandan newspaper publishes second gay and lesbian list

November 1, 2010 by benim

A second list revealing the names of ten allegedly gay and lesbian Ugandans has been published in one of the country’s tabloids. This is the second list of its kind to be published in Rolling Stone, a local Ugandan newspaper … read more »

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