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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in the world, the speaker of parliament said, defying international pressure, including from the United States which said it was "deeply troubled." CNN's David McKenzie reports. #uganda #ugandalgbt #ugandalgbtbill #lgbtq #africa
DeLovie Kwagala, a queer photographer and activist from Uganda, says they felt force to flee to South Africa as their home country began implementing the hardline anti-LGBTQ+ bill known as the ‘kill the gays’ bill in March. Earlier this month, the country’s parliament passed a mostly unchanged version of one of the world’s strictest anti-LGBTQ+ bills after President Yoweri Museveni asked that certain provisions from the original legislation be toned down. Museveni, a vocal opponent of LGBTQ+ rights, applauded lawmakers for having “rejected the pressure from the imperialists''. The president now has until the end of May to either sign the legislation into law, return it to parliament for another revision, or veto it and inform the parliamentary speaker. The bill will, however, pass into law without the president’s assent if he returns it to parliament for a second time. #Uganda #LGBTQ | Ugandan activist speaks out as country passes anti-LGBTQ bill imposing death penalty
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested by paramilitary forces outside the High Court in the capital Islamabad. An arrest warrant had been issued from him at the start of May. He was appearing in court over corruption allegations which he says are politically motivated. Since being removed from power in April 2022, he’s been campaigning for early elections in the country. #pakistan #islamabad #imrankhan #imran_khan #imrankhanzindabad #imrankhanofficial #imrankhanworld #politics #primeminister #expm #pakistanpolitics #pakistan_politics #politicspakistan #corruption #arrested | Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Ex-Prime Minister, Has Been Arrested | Khan was arrested by paramilitary officers outside the High Court in Islamabad, where he was due to appear on corruption charges. | In April 2022, Khan was removed from power after a no-confidence vote in parliament, triggering a political crisis. | Khan and his supporters say the charges against him are politically motivated – an attempt to stop him from standing for election later this year. | VICE World News: This content is being shown for news purposes only
The one man expected to give Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi any real challenge in next year’s elections has been expelled from parliament after a court convicted him of defaming Modi. This disqualifies Rahul Gandhi, a scion of India’s most prominent political family, from contesting, and he may face 2 years in jail. #india #indiantiktok #indian #rahulgandhi #modi #narendramodi #election #elections #rahuldisqualification #indiannationalcongress | A Rival of India’s Prime Minister Called Him a ‘Thief’. Now He’s Going to Jail.
Footage shared on social media showed Bordeaux's city hall ablaze on the ninth day of demonstrations in France against the pension age being raised from 62 to 64. Unions claimed 3.5 million people turned out across the country – the authorities gave the figure as 1.1 million – for a largely peaceful national day of action to demand that the government drop the fiercely contested change. French president Emmanuel Macron said the legislation – pushed through parliament without a vote – would come into force by the end of the year, despite the widespread anger. #frenchprotests #france #franceprotests #frenchprotests2023 #paris #bordeaux #paris #macron #strike #protest #frenchtiktok | Protesters gathered across the country for a national day of action to oppose the reforms | Bordeaux city hall set alight as protests against rising pension age in France continue | The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has raised the pension age from 62 to 64 | The largely peaceful protests were marred by outbreaks of violence and vandalism
Uganda’s parliament has passed one of the world’s strictest anti-gay laws. #uganda #lgbt #lgbtq #humanrights #yowerimuseveni #ugandan #ugandantiktok #law #gayrights #lgbtrights #lgbtqrights | Being Gay in This Country Now Carries the Death Penalty
“We implore all Australians to walk behind us,” says a member of the First Nations Referendum Working Group about a referendum that promises the nation’s Indigenous population a greater say on policies that effect their lives #Australia #Indigenous #Politics | Indigenous people share why Australia’s upcoming referendum is important to them | The referendum will ask voters whether they want to give First Peoples of Australia a voice in parliament.
After 16 months, Britain’s former prime minister was finally forensically cross-examined over Partygate – live on TV and for nearly four hours. Boris Johnson has been accused of misleading parliament over rule-breaking parties during the Covid-19 pandemic. To read our full explainer – and latest analysis – tap the link in bio. #BorisJohnson #Partygate #UKPolitics | Partygate: four key moments during Boris Johnson's grilling by MPs | Learn the facts about COVID-19
51-year-old Yoshikazu Higashitani, who goes by his YouTube moniker GaaSyy, had not shown up to Parliament since getting elected in July and has now been expelled, the government said on March 15. #japan #japanlife #japantiktok #influencer #youtuber #youtubers #gaasyy #yoshikazuhigashitani #fired #firedfrommyjob #parliament #youtube | A YouTuber Is Being Expelled from Japan’s Parliament For Never Showing Up to Work
Australian MP Nathan Lambert proposed to his partner Noah on Tuesday in his first speech to parliament. He also shared that she was one of the top 1% of Wiggles listeners on Spotify. Lambert – who represents the northern Melbourne electorate of Preston – said he wanted to make the proposal “special” but amid Covid and a parenting schedule decided to opt for making the romantic gesture within the halls of power. “This seemed like the opportunity”. #auspol #vicpol #victorianparliament #proposal #publicproposal | Australian MP proposes to partner in parliament | Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines
Protests erupted in Tbilisi after Georgia’s parliament passed the first reading of a controversial draft law that would require some organizations receiving foreign funding to register as “foreign agents.” Rights groups have criticized the law as curtailing basic freedoms in the country. #cnn #news #fyp
In a shock decision, after eight years Nicola Sturgeon has said she is resigning as Scotland’s longest-serving first minister #Scotland #NicolaSturgeon #Sturgeon #snp | I’ve been Nicola Sturgeon the politician for all of my life | I entered parliament when I was 29 | I have literally done this for all of my life | I’ve been in government since I was 37 | I want to spend a bit of time on Nicola Sturgeon the person | Nicola Sturgeon resigns as Scotland’s first minister
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