Coverage dated August 28, 2023 to August 29, 2023

A Ugandan man is charged with aggravated homosexuality and could face the death penalty

Headline from The Hill

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities have charged a man with aggravated homosexuality, which carries a possible death penalty, in the first use of the charge since the enactment in May of an …

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19 articles, oldest first.

  1. NPR

    Uganda starts charging people under extreme anti-LGBTQ law, raising execution fears (opens NPR)

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    Two men in Uganda are the first to be charged with "aggravated homosexuality" under a harsh new law that carries the death penalty. Their cases highlight the threats for LGBTQ+ people in Uganda.

  2. Digital Journal

    Ugandan charged under anti-gay law faces possible death penalty (opens Digital Journal)

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    The law contains provisions that make

  3. Washington Times

    A Ugandan man is charged with aggravated homosexuality and faces the death penalty (opens Washington Times)

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    Ugandan authorities have charged a man with aggravated homosexuality, which carries a possible death penalty, in the first use of the charge since the enactment in May of an anti-gay law that has been condemned by critics as draconian.

  4. NPR

    A man in Uganda becomes first person charged with 'aggravated homosexuality' (opens NPR)

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    In Uganda, "aggravated homosexuality" carries the death penalty under some of the world's most punitive anti-gay legislation.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Uganda man charged with ‘aggravated homosexuality’; faces death penalty (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Law passed in May has been condemned and described by UN experts as ‘an egregious violation of human rights’.

  6. Towleroad Gay News

    First Ugandan Charged With 'aggravated Homosexuality' Punishable By Death (opens Towleroad Gay News)

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    KAMPALA (Reuters) - A 20-year-old man has become the first Ugandan to be charged with "aggravated homosexuality", an offence punishable by death under the

  7. The Guardian

    Ugandan man charged with ‘aggravated homosexuality’ under new law (opens The Guardian)

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    Twenty-year-old could face death penalty after anti-LGBTQ+ legislation was introduced this year

  8. Washington Blade

    Ugandan man charged with ‘aggravated homosexuality’ could face death penalty (opens Washington Blade)

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    Country's president signed Anti-Homosexuality Act on May 29

  9. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    A Ugandan man is charged with aggravated homosexuality, and faces the death penalty (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Ugandan authorities have charged a man with aggravated homosexuality, which carries a possible death penalty, in the first use of the charge since the enactment in May of an anti-gay law that has been condemned by critics as draconian.

  10. CNN

    Two Ugandan men may face death penalty after 'aggravated homosexuality' charge (opens CNN)

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    Two men in Uganda are facing separate charges of “aggravated homosexuality,” an offense punishable by death under the country’s controversial new anti-gay laws.

  11. The Hill

    A Ugandan man is charged with aggravated homosexuality and could face the death penalty (opens The Hill)

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    KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities have charged a man with aggravated homosexuality, which carries a possible death penalty, in the first use of the charge since the enactment in May of an …

  12. Voice of America

    Two Ugandan Males Face Death Penalty for Violating Anti-Gay Law (opens Voice of America)

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    Anti-homosexuality law reintroduced death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality" a move that gay rights activists are challenging in the courts

  13. Black Enterprise

    Uganda Man Receives First-Ever Charge Of Aggravated Homosexuality (opens Black Enterprise)

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    A 20-year-old man in Uganda is the first-ever to be charged with 'aggravated homosexuality,' a crime punishable by death.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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