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British theatre producer escapes two years in Ugandan jail for gay play by Haroon Siddique and Sam Blackledge

David Cecil's The River and the Mountain tells of young businessman dealing with homophobia in the African countryA Ugandan court has dismissed the case against a British theatre producer who faced two years in jail for staging a play about homosexuality.David Cecil was charged with "disobeying lawful orders" from Uganda's media council after performances of the play went ahead despite intervention from the regulator…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:23AM on January 2, 2013

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