“They call us criminals”: Catholic Pro-life Activists in Africa Decry Worldwide Arrests

The activists highlight various cases of police brutality targeting those opposed to the LGBTQ agenda, including the persecution of Anne Kioko, a Kenya-based CitizenGO Africa campaigner.

“Because CitizenGO fights back, we have been attacked and censored in countless ways, from attacks on our computer system, our access to banking services, fines by European and state entities, multiple arrests of our UK Campaigner, Caroline Farrow, for speaking against LGBT ideology, and persecution of our Africa Campaigner, Ann Kioko, for standing for life,” they say. 

The activists condemn what they describe as a conspiration by the pro-LGBTQ and abortionist movements “to propagandize our children with their lifestyle of degeneracy and sexualization under the banner of ‘comprehensive sexual education’”.

According to the Catholic activists, no one should be criminalized for their personal thoughts, prayers, or even peaceful expression on a public street. 

“The goal is simply to criminalize Christian belief and thought,” they say, adding that they will not be stopped in campaigning for the respect of family values and the sanctity of life. 

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“CitizenGO is determined to raise awareness of the dangers that these attacks on our freedoms are causing all around the world,” they say in the report shared with ACI Africa March 28, and add, “But we won’t be bullied, and we won’t be silenced. We are going to stand our ground.”

Agnes Aineah is a Kenyan journalist with a background in digital and newspaper reporting. She holds a Master of Arts in Digital Journalism from the Aga Khan University, Graduate School of Media and Communications and a Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics, Media and Communications from Kenya's Moi University. Agnes currently serves as a journalist for ACI Africa.