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Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija is seen in an undated photo posted to his Twitter Dec. 25, 2021.

‘The torture of political prisoners is real’ in Uganda, says poet and free speech activist

Free speech

Ugandan poet Stella Nyanzi talks about her friend, the satirist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, and his torture while recently under military detention. His crime? Calling Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s son “obese” in a series of tweets last December.

For $89 million, this old London Tube station could have been yours

Global Scan
A resident walks along a street on the banks of the Songhua River near a highway bridge on a hazy day in Jilin, Jilin province, on February 25, 2014

The air pollution in China is being compared to nuclear winter — and one man is trying a lawsuit to change that

Global Scan

Circumcision and AIDS in Uganda

Health & Medicine

Opposition leader arrested in Uganda

Conflict & Justice
The World

Circumcision and AIDS in Uganda

Global Politics

Recent studies suggest that male circumcision can provide some protection against HIV infection. Health officials in Uganda would like to promote male circumcision as part of a campaign to reduce HIV/AIDS. But Uganda’s president doesn’t support the idea

The World

Uganda’s presidential elections

Conflict & Justice

Uganda’s longtime President Yoweri Museveni is running for re-election. He’s expected to win, but many in Uganda say the election may not be free and fair. Dennis Porter reports from the capital, Kampala.