Uganda: Gay pride parade stopped
A planned gay parade in Uganda was on Saturday stopped by police. Authorities threatened to arrest the organisers of the event, arguing such gatherings were illegal under Uganda's penal code. On Saturday armed policemen blocked over 100 LGBT people from staging the annual event at two separate locations outside the capital, Kampala. Patrons were ordered into the vehicles and driven to Kampala for questioning. They were later set free without any charges. In August police raided a night club … READ MORE : www.africanews.com/2016/09/25/uganda-gay-pride-parade-stopped Africanews is a new pan-African media pioneering multilingual and independent news telling expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa. Subscribe on ourYoutube channel : www.youtube.com/c/africanews Africanews is available in English and French. Website : www.africanews.com Facebook : www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/ Twitter : twitter.com/africanews
