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Uganda dismisses Obama pressure on anti-gay law

YoopyaFebruary 19, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 19, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Uganda on Tuesday dismissed U.S. president Barack Obama’s call to its leader Yoweri Museveni not to sign an anti-homosexuality law, saying the U.S....

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Gays and lesbians ‘sick,’ Ugandan President says in blocking anti-gay bill

YoopyaJanuary 23, 2014November 26, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 23, 2014November 26, 20230

(CNN) — Uganda’s President has declined to sign a bill that would punish certain homosexual acts with life in prison, but the move was not...

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Uganda’s president opposes tough new anti-gay bill

YoopyaJanuary 17, 2014December 3, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 17, 2014December 3, 20230

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s president says he opposes an anti-homosexuality bill recently passed by lawmakers and that abnormal people should not be jailed or...

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David Cecil: Uganda ‘drops gay play charges’

YoopyaJanuary 2, 2013January 2, 2013

by YoopyaJanuary 2, 2013January 2, 20130

A court in Uganda has thrown out a case against UK theatre producer David Cecil, who was charged over a play about the condition of...

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Young Ugandan orphan treated at L.A. burn center

YoopyaDecember 28, 2012April 2, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 28, 2012April 2, 20230

Adolf Baguma, 11, is able to walk upright for the first time in years, but he still faces months of treatment. Adolf Baguma’s caretakers at...

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Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill: MPs drop death penalty

YoopyaNovember 24, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 24, 20120

A committee of Ugandan MPs has endorsed the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill but dropped the death penalty provision, an MP has told the BBC. MP Medard...

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Uganda to withdraw troops from Somalia, says Mukasa

YoopyaNovember 3, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 3, 20120

Uganda will withdraw its forces from UN-backed international missions, Security Minister Muruli Mukasa says, escalating a long-running row. Mr Mukasa said the government had sent...

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Exclusive: Rwanda, Uganda arming Congo rebels, providing troops – U.N. panel

YoopyaOctober 17, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Rwanda’s defense minister is commanding a rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that is being armed by Rwanda and Uganda, both of...