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Violence against queer people has become acute in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions  Cameroon President Paul Biya, 92, is seeking an eighth term in elections happening October 12. (Photo courtesy of BBC/Getty) By Jean Jacques Dissoke As Cameroon approaches the Oct 12 presidential election, the English-speaking regions of the Northwest and Southwest are once again plunged into uncertainty that has exposed LGBTQ …

Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two months in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters, capping a sordid federal case that featured harrowing testimony and ended in a forceful reckoning for one of the most popular figures in hip-hop. Combs, 55, was also fined half a million dollars. Since Combs has served …

By Amos Tayebwa, Mbarara The Deputy Resident City Commissioner (RCC) for Mbarara City North Division, Jackline Kankunda, has warned Division Mayor Gumisiriza Kyabwisho and his rival Benon Mugume against fueling violence and provoking their supporters. Kankunda said the two political opponents have repeatedly turned public gatherings into scenes of confrontation, trading verbal insults and at times nearly coming to blows …

Authors call on governments to legalize trans identities and prosecute violence Map of Middle East and North Africa. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Transgender individuals in the Middle East and North Africa are ensnared in a vicious cycle of state-sponsored criminalization, systemic legal disenfranchisement, and pervasive social hostility, according to a new report from the Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute. The report documents …