Kampala Censors 13 Media Outlets
The Observer reports that the Ugandan Communications Commission has taken the draconian step of demanding the suspension of staff from media houses for their airing of protests following the arrest …
The Observer reports that the Ugandan Communications Commission has taken the draconian step of demanding the suspension of staff from media houses for their airing of protests following the arrest …
Amnesty International has released a statement of condemnation calling for the immediate release of Bobi Wine from prison. Seif Magango, Amnesty’s Deputy Director for East Africa, the Horn and the …
Deutsche Welle reports on Bobi Wine’s arrest and detention in Luzira prison, and what Museveni’s escalating persecution of the young parliamentarian could mean: Bobi Wine’s growing popularity at home and …
Kyadondo East MP Bobi Wine has been arrested in Kampala’s Kaleerwe neighborhood just two days after being released from house arrest. Facing charges over his role in convoking demonstrations against …
Writing in Quartz Africa, South African journalist Lynsey Chutel looks at Bobi Wine’s recent arrest and what it means that even the full power of the state cannot quash the …
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The United States Embassy in Kampala recently released the following statement of concern over the Ugandan government’s increasing crackdown on the freedom of expression: Today we join the many Ugandans …
Read moreUS Embassy Statement on Repression, Persecution in Uganda
The Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice, a leading non-profit advocating for human dignity around the world, has released the following statement via Facebook on the continuing persecution against …