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Article

10 Mar 2014

Author:
Antonia Molloy, The Independent (UK)

Orange pulls advertising from Uganda's anti-gay Red Pepper newspaper

An activist group has claimed “victory” after the global telecom company Orange withdrew advertising from a Ugandan tabloid newspaper that printed the names of 200 suspected homosexuals following severe anti-gay legislation last month. All Out said in a statement on Monday that Orange, a subsidiary of France Telecom, had made the decision after more than 77,000 of its members petitioned the company to "remove the advertisements" from Red Pepper. The statement said that Red Pepper's contract with Orange expired on 6 March and will not be extended.