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Here’s What Happened Around The World In September 2024
Here’s what happened around the world in September 2024
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This Ugandan Runner Who Competed In This Year’s Paris Olympics Has Died After Being Set On Fire By Her Boyfriend
33-year-old Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished 44th in marathon at the Paris Olympics in August, was attacked outside her house in Kenya.
Climate
10 Places That Flooded Around The World In May 2023
Here are some of the places around the world that have flooded this month.
Featured
Uganda Has Passed A Law That Jails People For Life And Even Sentences Them To Prison For Having Gay Sex
The law is one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ laws.
LGBTQ
Uganda’s President Has Rejected A Bill That Would Make It A Crime To Be LGBTQ
It’s not clear if Yoweri Museveni, who has a record of being anti-LGBTQ, sent the bill back to make it even tougher.
Featured
Here’s What Happened Around The World In March 2023
Take a look back at some of the biggest stories that happened around the world in March 2023.
LGBTQ
Uganda Has Passed A Bill That Makes It A Crime To Be LGBTQ With Life Imprisonment As Punishment
Those who are found guilty of having gay sex could face life imprisonment, while attempting same-sex relations could result in seven years in prison.
Featured
This Ugandan Athlete Vanished At The Tokyo Olympics, Leaving A Note Saying He Didn’t Want To Go Home
Ugandan weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko has disappeared in Japan ahead of the Olympics, leaving only a note saying he didn’t want to go back to Uganda as life was too difficult there.
LGBTQ
Uganda Has Passed A Bill That Would Make Gay Sex And Sex Work Even More Illegal
The Ugandan parliament has passed a bill, which if approved by the president, will further criminalize same-sex relationships and sex work in the country.
Politics
After Uganda’s President Won A Sixth Term, Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Has Been Put Under House Arrest
Bobi Wine has been under house arrest for more than a week following the contentious re-election of incumbent president Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the country for 35 years.