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Kenyan anti-gay bill proposes 50-year jail term


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Kenya is considering the Family Protection Bill 2023, which could lead to 50-year prison sentences for non-consensual same-sex acts. Sponsored by Homa Bay Town legislator Peter Kaluma, the bill aims to ban homosexuality, same-sex unions,…

Senegalese lawmakers bag 6-month jail sentence over assault


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A court in Senegal sentenced two lawmakers on Monday to six months in jail forĀ assaultingĀ a pregnant colleague on 1st December during an acrimonious parliamentary session that degenerated into a full-blown brawl. The men, Amadou Niang and…

Guinean 2009 massacre: ex-dictator in jail for trial


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The Guinean court that is trying Moussa Dadis Camara and a dozen co-accused for the 28th September, 2009 massacre decided Monday to keep him in jail for the duration of his trial and to reject his placement under house arrest. The court…

Guinea former leaders jailed for corruption


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Two former leaders in Guinea have been jailed as corruption charges mount against those close to deposed President Alpha Conde since the September military coup in Conakry. "Amadou Damaro Camara and Lounceny Camara are under arrest and…

Guatemalan court jails eight for murder of soldiers


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A Guatemalan court sentenced eight people to long prison sentences for the 2019 murder of three soldiers in an indigenous community after the soldiers arrived to investigate drug trafficking. A group of nine soldiers entered the…

Algerian journalist’s jail sentences suspended on appeal


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Algerian journalist and press freedom activist Khaled Drareni had a two-year jail term reduced on appeal to a six-month suspended sentence , a detainees' rights group said. The 41-year-old who became a symbol of the country's struggle…

South African Former President Zuma appeal return to jail


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Former South African President Jacob Zuma will be allowed to appeal a court ruling that ordered him back to jail to serve the remainder of his sentence, a judge ruled. Zuma, 80, had been released on medical parole earlier this year, but…