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By Spy Uganda Sugarcane farmers in western Uganda are pushing back against a newly approved tax on sugar, warning that the policy could quietly squeeze them out of an already fragile industry. Under the Excise Duty (Amendment) Act, 2026, passed by Parliament of Uganda, the excise duty on sugar has tripled from Shs100 to Shs300 per kilogramme. While the tax …

Human rights advocates cite 260 anti-LGBTQI+ incidents in Bangladesh, including murder, arson and blackmail. Cover illustration from the annual report about 2025 from JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France. Last year, Bangladesh became  even more dangerous for its LGBTQI+ citizens as an interim government failed to protect them against violence, discrimination and institutional marginalization, a human rights advocacy group has concluded. The …

Indonesia’s parliament is debating a bill to ban LGBTQ+ content online which, if passed, could lead to job losses in the media and social media industries, while also restricting the community’s access to specialised services such as health. The third-largest democracy in the world is a big market for digital platforms with 143 million active social media users — more than half …