tanzania
Tanzania Loses Millions Of Dollars In Aid After Gay Crackdown Comments
Denmark are withholding 65m krone ($AU13.5 million) in aid to Tanzania after “unacceptable homophobic comments” from a senior politician, a Danish minister has said. Late last month, Paul Makonda, commissioner for populous city Dar es Salaam, announced plans to form a taskforce to hunt down LGBTIQ people, urging the public to pass the names of …
Ten Tanzanian Men ‘Arrested For Being Gay After Police Raid A Same-Sex Wedding’
Ten men have been arrested on suspicion of being gay on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar after police raided a same-sex wedding, according to human rights group Amnesty International. The group said the men were arrested and sex others fled when police raided a party at Pongwe Beach, Zanzibar last Saturday night (November 3). Amnesty …
‘Give Me Names’: Tanzanian Governor Announces Plan To Round Up Gays
The governor of Tanzania’s most populated city Dar es Salaam has announced a team will begin rounding up people suspected of being gay in a new anti-gay crackdown in the African nation. Paul Makonda (pictured) urged the city’s four million residents to report any information they have about gay people before the crackdown starts on …
Tanzania bans lube to discourage homosexuality
Tanzania recently banned lube as part of an ongoing crackdown on the country’s LGBTI community. The country’s health minister Ummy Mwalimu confirmed the ban on personal lubricant. “It is true that the government has banned the importation and use of the jelly to curb the spread of HIV. “I have instructed stakeholders working with gay …
