Senegal Has Strengthened Its Anti-LGBT Laws

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has signed a new law seeking to increase to 10 years the maximum prison term for sexual acts by same-sex couples.

The new law also criminalises the "promotion" of homosexuality, which includes any public representation and financial support by individuals or organisations, and provides for three to seven years in prison for those found guilty.

Growth Of AfD Due To Support From Germany's Working Class

The state election in Rhineland-Palatinate was a success for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party: With 19.5 percent of the vote, the AfD more than doubled their result from the previous state election five years ago.

That number was even slightly higher than the percentage the AfD got in the Baden-Württemberg election two weeks ago.

Swedish Bill Seeks To Deport "Dishonest" Migrants

Sweden’s government has just introduced a controversial new bill to parliament, requiring migrants to demonstrate so-called "honest living," with the possibility of losing residence permits if they fail to meet the standard. Rights groups warn the requirements can be "vague and subjective," and would undermine equality before the law and freedom of expression.

The government of Sweden announced last 24 March 24 that it plans to introduce new legislation requiring migrants to demonstrate what it describes as an "honest living" in order to remain in the country, or risk deportation.

Illegal Alien Who Killed Loyola Student Was Previously Jailed

The illegal alien accused of murdering a college student in Chicago has a criminal record and entered the U.S. under the Biden administration, according to officials.

Twenty-five-year-old Jose Medina, a Venezuelan national, was arrested on 20 March after he allegedly killed Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student in a shooting. A police source earlier told Fox News that the shooting was an apparent ambush, adding that the suspect was reportedly wearing some kind of face mask or covering. He was arrested in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, close to where the shooting took place.

India's LGBTQ Bill Is A Step In The Right Direction

The parliament of India has just passed a controversial bill that seeks to change how transgender people are legally recognized and their right to self-identify, amid protests by opposition parties and the LGBTQ community.

The government says the changes will make welfare benefits more accessible and strengthen an existing law against exploitation and trafficking of women, but critics warn it could exclude many transgender, non-binary and gender-fluid people.