A Kenyan high court has temporarily lifted the ban on ‘Rafiki’ a movie about love between two women. The ruling will allow Kenyan adults to view the movie for the first time in the country for just ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kenyan High Court Lifts Ban on Lesbian Love Story ‘Rafiki,’ Making Film Eligible for Oscars The Kenyan High Court on Friday ...

The Kenyan High Court temporarily lifted a ban on Wanuri Kahiu’s film about two girls who fall in love, allowing it to be considered for Best Foreign Language Film. In a windfall for LGBT rights in ...

Kenya’s High Court has temporarily lifted the ban of Wanuri Kahiu’s celebrated film Rafiki for a period of seven days, beginning Sunday, September 23rd. The film explores LGBTQ issues in a country ...

The High Court of Kenya has temporarily lifted the ban on Rafiki. Judge Wilfrida Okwany delivered the ruling on 21 September 2018, stating “I am not convinced that Kenya is such a weak society that ...

Kenya’s ban on the film “Rafiki” has been lifted temporarily making it eligible for consideration at the Academy Awards. “Rafiki” tells the story of two women Kena (Samantha Muatsia) and Zika (Sheila ...

The film remains banned in Kenya, with the head of the Kenya Film Classification Board saying it “undermined the sensibilities” of Kenyans by “promoting lesbianism.” That ban was only lifted for a ...

A Kenyan judge has temporarily lifted the ban on Wanuri Kahiu’s “Rafiki,” paving the way for the LGBT love story – which premiered in Cannes – to be submitted for the foreign-language Oscar race. In ...

Ezekiel Mutua, the head of Kenya’s Film Classification Board, didn’t want Kenyans to see Wanuri Kahiu’s internationally acclaimed film Rafiki. After watching the film, I can see why. Mutua’s venomous ...

In a statement announcing the film's restriction, the Kenya Film Classification Board said "Rafiki" "promotes lesbianism in Kenya contrary to the law." Kenyan authorities announced it would ban ...

In a windfall for LGBT rights in Kenya, the country’s High Court announced Friday a temporary lift on “Rafiki,” a lesbian film from filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in ...