Three journalists working with the British Broadcasting Corporation in Uganda were arrested this week on charges of illegal possession of drugs. Fortunately the journalists, who were working on a project …
Read moreUgandan Government Arrests Foreign Correspondents Investigating Corruption
In a recent blog post, international lawyer Simon Wolfe reflects on the last several months of the Ugandan government’s increasingly repressive response to the growing popularity of “People Power”. In …
Read moreMuseveni Tramples Ugandan Constitution in Latest Attempt to Silence Artists
During a recent visit to the United States, Bobi Wine had the opportunity to meet and visit with Reverend Jesse Jackson, a pillar of the US civil rights movement. Though …
Read moreBobi Wine’s Style of Activism Reminiscent of US Civil Rights Era
Since his transition to public life, Bobi Wine’s vocal opposition to Uganda President Yoweri Museveni’s unrelenting hold on the presidency has made him a target of the administration. And after …
Read moreBobi Wine ‘Seriously Considering’ Challenging President Museveni in Next Election
The Ugandan Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development this week proposed regulations on the arts in what’s rapidly become an apparent attempt to formally codify President Museveni’s attempts to …
Numerous elections on the African continent this year have many on the ground and international observers alike feeling hopeful. Why? The continent’s youth population is disproportionately large, while the average …
Read moreMuseveni’s Efforts to Stay In Power May Be His Undoing
This week UK Member of Parliament Dr. Paul Williams, long a stalwart advocate for human rights, public health, and democratic governance in Uganda, motioned to debate the status of democracy in …
Read more“The [Ugandan] state has become personalised,” says Dr. Paul Williams UK MP