Apr 23 Did Kony 2012 Live Up to the Hype? Some Posters Spotted Around Town By Larisa Epatko A 30-minute video that went viral this spring highlighted the atrocities of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and asked viewers to blanket their towns with "Kony 2012" posters on Friday night to help spread the word. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch In Uganda, Gays Face Growing Social, Legal Hostility Being gay is extremely taboo in deeply religious Uganda, where one tabloid urged the hanging of people it called the country's "top homos." Fred de Sam Lazaro reports how the re-emergence of a bill to impose severe penalties for homosexuality,… Continue watching
Apr 05 In Uganda, Anti-Homosexuality Bill’s Re-emergence a Touchy Subject To the Rev. Joseph Serwadda, Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation is as much a product of resentment against Western influence and donor interference as it is against the country's gay population. Serwadda, who leads an alliance of evangelical ministers, believes "gay-ism" is… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch ‘Kony 2012’: ‘Unprecedented’ Viral Video’s Message, Backlash Examined 'Kony 2012': 'Unprecedented' Viral Video's Message, Backlash Examined… Continue watching
Mar 08 ‘Kony 2012’ Video About Vicious Rebel Leader Raises Awareness, Criticism By Larisa Epatko A video made by the activist group Invisible Children has recently taken flight on the Internet. It lays out a plan for a publicity blitz to inform the public about a brutal rebel leader who operated in northern Uganda, Joseph… Continue reading
Dec 04 The Gray Area of Gay Refugees A gay Ugandan couple fled to a Kenyan refugee camp after being disowned by their families and threatened by their community. Continue reading
Aug 22 Overtreating Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa By Talea Miller In countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa, health workers often treat patients for malaria even when a test indicates the parasite isn't present. The practice worries many health experts. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch News Wrap: Car Bomb at Iraqi Funeral Kills Dozens as Wave of Violence Continues In other news Thursday, at least 48 people were killed and more than 120 wounded after a car bomb tore through a funeral in a predominantly Shiite section of Baghdad. Increasing violence in Iraq has killed more than 200 people… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch News Wrap: BP Begins Testing New Oil Cap In other news Tuesday, BP began testing a new containment cap and the Obama administration unveiled a new strategy to combat the spread of HIV and AIDS in the U.S. Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Somali Group Claims Responsibility for Suicide Blasts in Uganda For more on the Somali terror group that claimed responsibility for the Uganda bombing, Gwen Ifill talks to an expert on the region. Continue watching