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NORTH KOREA: Schoolchildren & other people being executed for watching Squid Game and other foreign media 

Additional reporting - Sky News. People in North Korea, including schoolchildren, are being executed for watching Squid Game and other foreign media, according to new testimony. Amnesty International has revealed the...

STILL MISSING: ABDUCTED NUP VP WESTERN UGANDA JOLLY JACKLYN TUKAMUSHABA’S FAMILY WORRIED & STRUGGLING

Ashaba Patricia,the first born of Jackline Tukamushaba - NUP Vice President Western Uganda and Rukiga district Woman MP...

Uganda expels 3rd French journalist during election period

By Reporters Without Borders-RSF.  RSF firmly condemns the series of expulsions targeting French journalists around Uganda’s presidential election,...

CDF & First Son Muhoozi Kainerugaba: We have so far killed 30 opposition supporters,over 2000 arrested 

The head of the Ugandan army and son of newly re-elected President Yoweri Museveni, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on...

Blood & Ballots in Uganda: Powerful Leaders including Speaker Anita Among Implicated

Uganda continues to grapple with serious setbacks hindering democracy countrywide, as citizens head to the polls to elect...

KENYA: Why Authorities blocked BBC Africa Eye’s ‘Blood Parliament’ Documentary Screening

Kenyan authorities have faced growing criticism for blocking the screening of a BBC documentary exposing police officers who shot dead protestors at last year’s...

Human Rights NGOs in Uganda Face Deregistration & Other Threats amid Accusations of Financing Youth Protests

Kampala, Uganda. Several Human rights organizations in Uganda are facing an unprecedented threats as the government has hinted at possible deregistration of several prominent...

CHILD LABOUR: HOW & WHY CHILDREN ARE DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOLS INTO CASUAL LABOUR

Authorities and other stakeholders in Rukungiri district and most parts of western Uganda have raised concern over the escalating cases of child labour, school...

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange freed in US plea deal

After a years-long legal saga, Wikileaks says that founder Julian Assange has left the UK after reaching a deal with US authorities, for him...

Ghana Passes Tough Bill Making Identifying as LGBTQIA+ Illegal

WEST AFRICA. Ghana's parliament has passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted...

DRC: Can African Commission stop the violence and eviction of Batwa people in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park?

Human rights groups continue to cry out to the international community to intervene and stop the escalating threats, violence and attacks against the Batwa...