[Trigger warning for violence and homophobia]
"When we called for hanging of gay people, we meant ... after they have gone through the legal process...I did not call for them to be killed in cold blood like he was."—Giles Muhame, editor of the Ugandan tabloid The Rolling Stone (no connection to the American publication) [TW] speaking about the murder of gay rights activist David Kato.
In late 2010, Muhame's paper published the names, addresses, and photos of "[the] top 100 homosexuals" (including Kato) under a banner that included the phrase "Hang Them."
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