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News Uganda » Life: The Real-Life Consequences of Uganda’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation — Interview With a Local Trans Advocate

News channel or source: https://www.jurist.org/features/2024/04/06/the-real-life-consequences-of-ugandas-anti-lgbtq-legislation-interview-with-a-local-trans-advocate/

Published on: Saturday 06 April 2024

Uganda made international headlines this week as its Constitutional Court upheld the bulk of a draconian law that would impose the death sentence for “aggravated homosexuality.” But for LGBTQ+ ...

News Uganda » Life: Uganda passes law meaning life in prison for some homosexual acts

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/uganda-passes-law-meaning-life-in-prison-for-some-homosexual-acts-idUSBRE9BJ0LT/

Published on: Friday 20 December 2013

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's parliament passed a law on Friday that makes some homosexual acts punishable by life in prison, a move that raised alarm among gays who are already afraid to express their ...

News Uganda » Life: “They’re Putting Our Lives at Risk”

News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/05/26/theyre-putting-our-lives-risk/how-ugandas-anti-lgbt-climate-unleashes-abuse

Published on: Sunday 25 May 2025

Since President Yoweri Museveni came to power in 1986, his government has imposed restrictions on the rights to free expression, assembly, and association. These restrictions have been particularly ...

News Uganda » Life: Coffee transformed her life — and the lives of women from her village in Uganda

News channel or source: https://www.kuow.org/stories/coffee-transformed-her-life-and-the-lives-of-women-from-her-village-in-uganda

Published on: Thursday 16 October 2025

MBALE, eastern Uganda — Meridah Nandudu brews a medium roast coffee at the headquarters of Bayaaya Specialty Coffee, a company she founded and runs. "Medium roast is my favorite," she says, taking a ...

News Uganda » Life: Uganda reintroduces rhinos into a protected area where they have been extinct since 1983

News channel or source: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/2026/03/20/uganda-reintroduces-rhinos-into-a-protected-area-where-they-have-been-extinct-since-1983

Published on: Friday 20 March 2026

KARAMOJA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan wildlife authorities have reintroduced rhinos into a remote protected area where they were once poached into extinction, an event seen by conservationists as a ...

News Uganda » Life: How tech platforms are shaping the future of urban life in Uganda

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/how-tech-platforms-are-shaping-the-future-of-urban-life-in-uganda/ar-AA1LMjj9

Published on: Tuesday 02 September 2025

_____By Ivy MaingiUganda’s urban economy is entering a dynamic new phase. It is being driven by digital enterprises, last-mile delivery innovations, and youth-led business models that are unlocking ...