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Uganda Impunity
Uganda: Ruling Party Mobilisers are Remanded to Prison for Assaulting Journalists
This statement was originally published on hrnjugnada.org on August 9, 2016.
Chaos broke out at Entebbe Magistrates Court on 8th August 2016 when five ruling...
South Sudan Free Expression and The Law
South Sudan Update: Prominent South Sudanese Journalist Granted Bail
Prominent South Sudanese journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the Juba Monintor newspaper, Alfred Taban who was arrested by the National Security Service (NSS) has been...
South Sudan Attacks
Alfred Taban should be Released
Prominent South Sudanese journalist, Alfred Taban who was arrested by agents of the National Security Service (NSS) on July 16, 2016 has been charged...
South Sudan Attacks
Twelve Days on, South Sudanese Journalist Still in Detention
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is dismayed at the continued detention of South Sudanese journalist, Alfred Taban who has been held by...
Uganda Attacks
Police Detains Two Journalists, Assaults Three Others in Uganda.
This statement was originally published by hrnj-uganda on July 25, 2016.
A Delta Television journalist Jamil Mukiibi was attacked by commercial motorcyclists (Bodaboda) as he...
Uganda Attacks
Court Sets Hearing Date for Criminal Defamation Case against Journalist
This statement was originally published by hrnj-uganda on July 21, 2016.
The Magistrates Court in Lyantonde has today, 21st July 2016, set 28th July, 2016,...
Uganda Free Expression and The Law
Uganda’s Police Leadership Should Not Blame The Media for Police Brutality
This statement was originally issued by hrnjuganda.org on July 18, 2016.
Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) with great concern condemn in the strongest terms,...
South Sudan Attacks
Freedom of Expression: AFEX Urges South Sudan to Protect Rights of Journalists
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) writes to express grave concern about the recent crackdown on the media in South Sudan which has...
Somalia Attacks
AFEX Decries Arrest of Journalists, Closure of Radio Station
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), together with its member, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) deplores the closure of City FM...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Police Officer Apologises to Assaulted Journalists
A Ugandan police officer, Constable Pamela Agudo, who assaulted two journalists has publicly apologised to her victims. The apology follows a march organised by...
Uganda Access To Information
Regional Court Grants Permission to 20 Organizations to Join Criminal Defamation Case
This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on July 1, 2016.
The struggle to strike off criminal defamation from East African statute books was on...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Journalist Remanded Over Criminal Defamation Charges
This statement was origninally published on hrnjuganda.org on June 21, 2016.
Waligo Sadati a journalist with Red Pepper, based in Lyantonde District has today 21st...