Tag: tiwonge chimbalanga

Special Envoy for the Human Rights of the LGBTI Persons visits Malawi

Published on January 18, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

As far as the history of Malawi is concerned, for the first time, Malawi has been subsumed in a list […]

Gay rights activists gain mileage in fight over review of homosexuality laws

Published on January 21, 2014 by FACE OF MALAWI

The high court sitting in Blantyre on Monday began hearing a petition by a leading rights group in the fight […]

Malawian lesbian comes out in the open

Published on February 7, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

A Lilongwe based woman has come into the open and declared that she is lesbian. Mercy Kumwenda, a health medical […]

Independence of Malawi Electoral Commission is of paramount importance – new British High Commissioner

Published on December 18, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

New British High Commissioner to Malawi Michael Nevin says while there is the need to have a “docking point” for […]

Britain weighs in on Mec, gay debate

Published on December 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

New British High Commissioner to Malawi Michael Nevin has said while there is need to have a “docking point” for […]

Aunt Tiwo granted asylum in South Africa, says no regrets for being jailed for gay wedding

Published on December 9, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Thrown into jail for 14 years under Malawi’s anti-gay laws, Tiwonge Chimbalanga has no regrets about the marriage ceremony that […]

Of Malawi’s seasoned human rights activists and politics

Published on November 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi will never stop to amuse me. It’s hilarious how people mix everything, politics, human rights, family/personal issues and current […]

Debating homosexuality and human rights in Malawi

Published on November 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

By Steve Sharra When Malawi’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara announced earlier this month that police had […]

Steven Monjeza dead

Published on July 31, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Steven Monjeza will never see Tiwonge Chimbalanga again. What separates them is not the distance between Malawi and Cape Town […]