by Amy Goodman | May 18, 2026 | Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola, Global health, hantavirus, Interview, Trump Administration, Uganda, USAID, WHO
The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency on Saturday due to the rapid spread of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Ebola causes severe hemorrhagic fever and is often fatal. There’s no approved vaccine for the strain of Ebola responsible for the current outbreak, known as the Bundibugyo variant. The WHO said in a statement that the outbreak is…
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by James Kilgore | Nov 9, 2025 | Abolition, Angela davis, Australia, Colombia, Death Penalty, Haiti, Internationalism, mexico, News, Prisons, Uganda, women's prisons
Susan Kigula spent 10 years on death row in Uganda, where a murder conviction carried a mandatory death penalty. Undeterred by the threat of execution, Kigula buried her misery in legal books and mobilized a team of lawyers that eventually included current British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Kigula went on to file an appeal on behalf of 417 people incarcerated on death row in Uganda…
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