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Bobi Wine, a victim of violent political repression in Uganda, has an earned reputation that predates his arrest and torture by the Ugandan security forces. Though his popularity has roots …

Read moreSympathetic Parliamentarians Support Bobi Wine, this Time in Kenya

Bobi Wine is certainly not the first opposition parliamentarian in Uganda to be targeted by the state. But he is, undoubtedly, unique. His political message – often broadcast through song …

Read moreBobi Wine’s Arrest and Torture Amplify his Message

Less than two weeks after the arrest and beating of Ugandan MP Bobi Wine, Kizza Besigye, one of the country’s most prominent opposition politicians, has been arrested outside of his …

Read moreRepression in Uganda: Continued Arrests of Opposition MPs after “Bobi Wine”

The Ugandan musician turned parliamentarian known as Bobi Wine, has become a victim of brutally violent political repression. In the two weeks since his arrest and detention, his outraged countrymen …

Read moreAfrican Neighbors Voice Support for Bobi Wine

Robert Kyagulanyi cannot remember the day that Yoweri Museveni was first inaugurated as president of Uganda. It was 33 years ago, and he was just three. Writing in the Mail …

Read moreHow the ‘Ghetto President’ Upstaged the Real President