On Tuesday, Uganda's parliament passed a law criminalizing individuals who identify as LGBTQ. This is now one of the world's most punitive and discriminatory laws against the LGBTQ community. Punishments for offenses are steep, including jail time and even the death penalty in some cases. What can we do to stand up for the LGBTQ community in Uganda?
Read MoreOn March 13, 2020, 26-year-old Breonna Taylor was killed by three Louisville, Kentucky police officers who were executing a no-knock warrant. Brett Hankison, Myles Cosgrove, and Jonathan Mattingly forcibly entered her home, unannounced, in the middle of the night while she was asleep with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. Terrified of possible armed intruders, Walker fired a warning shot. In response, the officers unleashed a barrage of bullets, killing Taylor and jeopardizing her neighbors' safety as bullets pierced a wall in her apartment. To date, none of the officers have been charged with Taylor's death. This month, her family, celebrities, and civil rights advocates have renewed calls for the U.S. Department of Justice to charge the officers. How can we help?
Read MoreOn Sunday, January 9, a defective space heater started a deadly fire in an apartment building in the Bronx. New York City's officials said that more than 60 people were injured and 17 were killed, including children. The building had been popular with new immigrants from The Gambia, in West Africa. Ambassador Dawda Docka Fadera, the Gambian ambassador to the U.S., expressed sorrow and shock on behalf of the Gambian diaspora in the U.S. and Gambians abroad, saying, "It's so sad that this horrific and tragic incident took so many lives, and left many people fighting for their lives."
Read MoreKazakhstan rang in the new year with deadly protests. Similar to the 2020 protests in Thailand, a small, seemingly isolated demonstration quickly spread a wave of discontent across the country. Taking a page from Myanmar's military junta's playbook, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has restricted internet access and given security forces the authority to "shoot to kill without warning." Should other countries intervene?
Read MoreIn "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," we covered the early 2021 military coup in Myanmar (also called Burma). On February 1, the Tatmadaw (the official name of the military) seized control of the country, detained civilian leaders, and disrupted access to communications to silence their people and limit the press. The military has since mounted a campaign of persistent violence. Can the international community work together to stop the Tatmadaw?
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