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Imprisoned under the Cover of COVID

How new pandemic rules were used to justify a violent raid on an LGBTQ+ homeless shelter in Uganda.

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
25 November 2020

Edward was lying on his bed when he heard shouting and banging. Last night had been fun: he’d hosted some friends at the LGBTQ+ homeless shelter where he lives and they had stayed up late, talking and drinking. As he pulled on his clothes, some men rushed into his room. They dragged him up by the arms, shouting at him to get out. “I was like: it’s a bad dream,” he said. “I was so scared.”

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