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Trans celebrity Shakiro under arrest in Cameroon
A popular trans celebrity and her companion are imprisoned awaiting trial in Cameroon after their arrest Monday on homosexuality charges. An online petition urges their release. Get a free...
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Cameroon: Support grows for release of trans celebrity Shakiro
Increasing numbers of human rights advocates are calling for the release of Shakiro, a Cameroonian trans woman and online celebrity who has been imprisoned with her partner for more than a month...
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Cameroon: LGBTI activists denounce sexual abuse of teenage boy
Get a free subscription: Keep informed and support the African Human Rights Media Network Flag of the Republic of Cameroon By Courtney Stans LGBTI rights activists in Cameroon have denounced the...
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Internet trans celebrity Shakiro sentenced to 5 years in prison
One of the many styles that Shakiro displayed on Facebook Online celebrity Shakiro and her companion, Patricia, were convicted today on homosexuality charges and sentenced to five years in prison....
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Cameroon: Court orders Shakiro and Patricia to be set free
Internet trans celebrity Shakiro and her partner Patricia have been ordered freed from prison pending the outcome of an appeal of their conviction on homosexuality charges. One of the many styles that...
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Lesbian sex tape boosts human rights abuses in Cameroon
Sexually explicit lesbian videos showing a former star of the national women’s soccer team and her partner spread widely in Cameroon last week. In response, social media sites were ablaze with people...
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U.S. okays veteran diplomat as Cameroon ambassador. Also, he’s gay.
The United States has selected a veteran diplomat to serve as ambassador to Cameroon, but for many Cameroonians the key fact of the matter is that the veteran diplomat is gay. LGBTQ rights activists in...
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Cameroon: Well-deserved time off for LGBTI activists
At the end of the year 2021, Cameroonian organizations working on HIV and human rights for LGBTI people and other vulnerable populations enjoyed time to relax and recharge after a difficult year....
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Targeted by homophobia, Alternatives-Cameroon suffers another burglary
The offices of the LGBTI advocacy organization Alternatives-Cameroon have been burglarized — again. From the African Human Rights Media NetworkSupport the network by subscribing to this site (for free)...
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Cameroon: Shakiro ‘outs’ alleged LGBT celebrities, then apologizes
Internet celebrity Shakiro, a transgender victim of discrimination and anti-gay stigma, has incurred criticism from many LGBTI Cameroonians by publicly outing more than a dozen allegedly gay local...
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