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South Africa: Stand in Solidarity With the Queer Community in Tanzania
Amandla.mobi, 7 December 2018
Paul Makonda, the governor of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, has deployed a surveillance squad, to track down queer people on social media. Homosexuality is illegal in Tanzania, and… Read more »
South African Lobby Group Protests Tanzania's Anti-Gay Laws
Lobby group Amandla.mobi have drawn attention to the Tanzania government's anti-gay laws, by staging a protest outside the Tanzanian Embassy in Pretoria. They are also demanding that South Africa's President Cyril Rampahosa condemn "anti-queer" action in Tanzania. This comes after that country's Regional Commissioner Paul Makonda announced the creation of a surveillance squad to hunt down gay people in the country.
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The governor of Dar es Salaam has drawn up a list of people accused of homosexuality who could now be rounded up in Tanzania's latest anti-gay crackdown. Paul Makonda told ... Read more »
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The Tanzanian government has distanced itself from sentiments against gays voiced by Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Paul Makonda, who last week announced the creation of a ... Read more »
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Eight men and 12 women were arrested in a hotel where they were attending a training session organized by an NGO that works on education programs for HIV/AIDS. Read more »
