"Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Stabbed, Blames Rising Intolerance"

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Source: The Guardian
"Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Stabbed, Blames Rising Intolerance"
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Steven Kabuye, a Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist, is in critical condition after a targeted knife attack by assailants on a motorbike. The attack follows Uganda's adoption of stringent anti-gay laws, which have been criticized for promoting discrimination and violence against the LGBTQ+ community. Kabuye had been receiving death threats since March and had expressed concerns about the new legislation. The incident has sparked outrage among human rights advocates, and the law is currently being contested in Uganda's constitutional court.

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