Uganda jails British producer David Cecil over play about homosexuality

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Activists on Friday slammed Uganda for arresting a British theatre producer who staged a play about a gay man in defiance of a ban by the country’s media authorities.

Producer David Cecil was charged in court Thursday with two counts including one of “disobeying legal orders” and sent to prison pending a bail hearing next week. He faces up to two years in jail if found guilty, his lawyer said.

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Uganda jails British producer David Cecil over play about homosexuality