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Ono Bwino can exclusively report that flamboyant embattled former Director of Communication and Corporate Affairs at parliament Chris Obore and other incarcerated parliament bosses are now sleeping in the most lavish ward in prison.Others parliament bosses sleeping with Obore in the lavish ward are Daniel Adilo, Leonard Okema, Rajab Kaaya Ssemalulu, Emmanuel Emuron Okwi, Vincent Otebata, and Methods Murebe who …

Former Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) boss in charge of external relations and also the former African Union policy adviser Michael Katungi Mpeirwe has been transferred back to Murchison Bay Prison referral hospital.Ono Bwino recently reported that there was panic in C-4 ward when Katungi collapsed and was rushed to the prison hospital but after a day, he stabilised and …

The Court of Appeal has upheld a 32-year prison sentence handed to Siraj Masolo, who was convicted of aggravated defilement of an eight-month-old baby girl in 2015.In a judgment delivered during the Court of Appeal criminal session sitting in Mbale, justices Hellen Obura, Eva Luswata and Florence Nakacwa dismissed Masolo’s appeal, which had challenged both the conviction and sentence handed …

On Wednesday, jubilations covered Luzira Women Maximum Security Prison as newly promoted junior officers were officially chevroned in a colorful ceremony. The event was presided over by Mr. Xavier Francis Elubu, Assistant Commissioner of Prisons and Regional Prisons Commander (RPC) for Kampala Extra Region. He congratulated the officers upon their promotions and encouraged them to continue working hard, remain disciplined, …

Eight Ugandan activists who protested the East African Crude Oil Pipeline have walked free after spending nearly nine months in prison. Their release should bring relief. Also, it should provoke national discomfort. They were sentenced to 11 months, but by the time judgment came, they had already served eight months and 17 days on remand. In practical terms, punishment arrived …

KAMPALA, Uganda – Uganda is once again facing intense scrutiny over its human rights record following explosive allegations from veteran journalist Dean Lubowa Saava. Speaking publicly for the first time since his release, Saava claims the country has become dangerously unsafe for media professionals and ordinary citizens—a warning that has amplified concerns long raised by international observers. Saava, a reporter with …

Prosecutors claim images of same-sex couples expressing affection are obscene   Illustration of LGBTQ legal challenge in Turkey courtesy of JRL Charts   JRL Charts reports: Turkey Puts LGBT Activists on Trial Over “Obscenity” Charges in Escalating Crackdown By Paul Goldberg IZMIR, TURKEY — April 11, 2026 — Eleven LGBTQ activists in Turkey have gone on trial in a case …

First conviction under Senegal’s harsh new anti-gay law Under Senegal’s harsh new anti-homosexuality law, the first defendant has been convicted and sentenced to six years in prison, SeneNews reported. Below is their article, edited, translated from French and amended with information from Block TV Gambia: Courtroom scene in the Pikine-Guédiawaye courthouse in Senegal. (Photo courtesy of Dakar Poste)   On …

She only wanted to live honestly By Mike Daemon Illustration created by the Orieateai AI program. Nnena was twenty-four when the police took her away. It was a humid December evening in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Neighbours watched as officers led the quiet young woman into the back of a pickup truck outside the small room she rented near the waterfront. …

Their ‘crime’ is punishable by life imprisonment in Uganda. Arua city official Job Richard Matua claims that the defendants will flee from Uganda if they are released on bail. (Photo courtesy of YouTube) Ugandan police have again arrested two women accused of kissing in public in  violation of the country’s harsh Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) 2023. Anti-gay advocates claim that the …