Malawi: Court releases 2 arrested activists
A Malawi court released LGBTI rights activists Gift Trapence and MacDonald Sembeleka on bail Friday, three days after…
U.N. says ‘Sorry! Please release Malawi activists’
Apologetic U.N. officials have joined international calls for the release of two LGBT rights activists in Malawi who…
Malawi police arrest 2 prominent LGBTI rights activists
Police in Malawi have arrested Gift Trapence, the leader of the country’s main LGBTI rights organization, the Centre…
Malawi: Trying to elude moratorium on anti-gay arrests
For six years, Malawi has imposed a moratorium on arrests for alleged violations of the nation’s laws against…
Malawi debates its anti-LGBTI law, still on hold
For now, Malawi is abiding by the principle that fundamental human rights, including the human rights of LGBTI…
Jamaica: 5 reasons why gay rights vote is a bad idea
Andrew Holness, Jamaica’s new prime minister, proposes a referendum on the nation’s anti-gay buggery law. It’s the sort…
In Malawi, the glass is half full (experimental version)
Compassionate, progressive thinking is bubbling up even in the world’s conservative, homophobic societies. One example: Malawi in southern…
Malawi: Judge seeks renewed gay arrests; gay man attacked
A gang in central Malawi and a judge in northern Malawi have raised the stakes in that country’s…
Stronger voices for LGBT rights in Malawi
By Jack Flanagan The news coming from Malawi may suggest a gradual shift in political opinion about LGBT…
Malawi outraged as West opposes revival of gay arrests
Malawi is no longer a beacon of hope for human rights activists; instead it may be backsliding into…