A man widely regarded as the world’s first openly gay imam was shot dead while sitting in a car in South Africa, prompting authorities to investigate what they believe was an assassination because of his teachings, considered to be controversial in the Muslim world.
Muhsin Hendricks, known as the world’s first openly gay imam has been shot dead in an attack near Gqeberha, South Africa. pic.twitter.com/LMnPHkfSjw
A South African was threatened with termination of their employment after revealing being an atheist. A post on Reddit, a social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website, revealed the realities suffered by atheists.
On February 11, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and communications minister Khumbudzo Nthsavheni signed a proclamation enacting the Internet Censorship Act of 2019. The law gives extensive censorship power to the Film and Publications Board (FPB).