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  Gay rights activist Davis Mac Iyalla fell down from Palanquin during installation as chief The Yamoransa Nkusukum Traditional Council in the Central Region has annulled the installation of gay activist, Davis Mac Iyalla, as Amankorehen of the area. The Paramount Chief of Nkusukum Traditional Area, Okesse Essandoh IX, renounced …

  The funeral of Kenyan LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba, who was smothered to death in a killing that caused outrage, is taking place at his family village. Hundreds are paying their last respects to him in Sergoit village on land he was supposed to inherit. Family spokesperson Gaudencia Tanui told …

  image captionSasha Johnson has been a leading figure in the Black Lives Matter movement in the UK Prominent Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is critically ill after being shot in the head, her party says. The Taking the Initiative Party said she was being treated in intensive care …

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Sarah Hegazi, 30, a prominent queer Egyptian feminist, committed suicide on Saturday in exile in Canada. She bore the scars of torture and assault she endured in prison in Cairo following her arrest for raising the Pride flag at a concert in 2017. “The sky is …

by:brightwebtv.com/Martin Awuku The family of the NDC activist who was shot dead at the party regional office in Kumasi Monday says some relatives have since received death threats from unknown persons. According to the spokesperson of the family, the sister of the deceased has been threatened after sharing photos of …

  By Nana Asare Barimah. The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has laughed off opposition National Democratic (NDC’ s) claim that businessman believed to have run a Ponzi scheme, Menzgold, was encouraged by the Akufo-Addo government. Yaw Buabeng Asamoah, NPP Director of Communications said, on the contrary, it was the …