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Steven Kabuye had been followed for sometime before two men ambushed him on his morning commute in January. Still recovering, he fled Uganda days later with bandages still on.
Most taken into custody at Ram raid face drug charges regarding a tobacco-related product, but activists note authorities only raided Kampala's sole LGBTQ hangout.
Ugandan police stormed theaters screening queer films, forcing the audience to flee for their lives.
Uganda's ban on homosexuality is playing out in the private sector, with a local branch of the U.K.-based Standard Chartered Bank denying account access to a trans activist.
Before Uganda's draconian antigay law was overturned earlier this month, a brave same-sex couple wed in a covert ceremony near Kampala.
Admonitions from Kampala follow last week's news of fresh U.S. sanctions, including the loss of millions in funding for a new health institute and visa denials.
Hundreds of people held an antigay protest in Uganda's capital Tuesday and called for the deportation of an American journalist who covers gay issues in the east African nation.
Prosecutors agreed to withdraw the charges, and the men and women will be released after spending nearly 50 days in jail.
Before police began a violent raid, guests at a Uganda Pride celebration said the environment at the pageant was "beautiful and electric."
