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Zambia: Activist defends right to freedom of expression

Paul Kasonkomona is a respected HIV activist and National Coordinator of Engender Rights-Zambia. On 7 April 2013, Kasonkomona was arrested outside Muvi TV station after he appeared on a television…
Staff Writer
25 February 2014
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Zambian High Court to rule on gay case

IOL Lusaka – The trial of prominent Zambian gay rights activist Paul Kasonkomona was put on hold Wednesday in order for the High Court to rule on a challenge brought…
Staff Writer
6 June 2013
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Kasonkomona wins first round battle

Ground Up 6 June 2013 Zambian activist Paul Kasonkomona has won an important first round in his court battle. In an interview on Zambian television in April he called for…
Staff Writer
6 June 2013
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Homosexual case referred to High Court

Zambian Watchdog The Lusaka Magistrate’s Court ruled today that the criminal case against HIV activist Paul Kasonkomona should be transferred to the High Court for a hearing on the constitutional…
Staff Writer
22 May 2013
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When democracy fails: Gays are Zambians too!

The Lusaka Times The arrest of human rights activist Paul Kasonkomona deserves condemnation by all Zambians of good will. If speaking in favor of gay rights is a crime, then…
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10 April 2013
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Arrest of activist amid anti-gay rhetoric

Polity 10 April 2013 By Anneke Meerkotter On Sunday 7 April 2013, Zambian police officers arrested Paul Kasonkomona at the gate of Muvi TV, a private television broadcaster in Zambia.…
Anneke Meerkotter
10 April 2013