Burkina Faso's military junta has banned homosexuality three years after overthrowing the nation's former government. The 71 unelected members of the junta parliament approved the law Monday, which now awaits the signature of President Ibrahim Traoré, a former army captain who seized power after two coups in 2022. The specifics of the ban have not been revealed — whether it applies to same-sex sexual relations or any LGBTQ+ identity broadly. “The law provides for a prison sentence rangin...| Advocate.com
In an exclusive interview with The Grayzone's Oscar Leon, former Bolivian President Evo Morales details a trove of leaked chats and documents which show how an electoral council member took money in exchange for disqualifying him from running for president again. As his country's first indigenous president and the leader of powerful social movements, Evo| The Grayzone - News and investigative journalism on empire
I remember laughing when I watched the now infamous debate between President Trump and Former Vice President Harris when President Trump said “They’re [Haitian people] eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there.” My parents laughed along with me when I made lighthearted jokes about the...| The Science Survey
On Saturday, Kansans held a virtual Town Hall with one of our missing Senators — Jerry Moran. Since he refused to meet us, we had an empty chair with his photograph taped to it. Over the course of 2.5 hours, 32 people from many walks of life expressed our concerns — about the ongoing coup, theRead More| Philip Nel
“I was stunned. Everyone was, I know that. It was hard to believe. The entire government, gone like that. How did they get in, how did it happen? That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home atRead More| Philip Nel
VS-correspondent Charles Groenhuijsen keert terug naar Nederland. Hij nam een afscheidsvideootje op, waarin hij de Amerikaanse verkiezingen de revue liet passeren. Geheel volgens de doelstellingen …| OpinieZ