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Uganda: Government minister punches female TV journalist, dragged to police
Originally issued by the hrnj-uganda on March 24, 2016
Member of Parliament for Katikamu North Constituency and currently a Minister without Portfolio in the Ugandan...
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Uganda: Seven Journalists Attacked as Police and Army look on.
This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on March 7, 2016.
Rowdy supporters of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters on March 04, 2016...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Female journalist covering opposition leader arrested by police
Remmy Bahati a journalist with NBS Television was arrested on March 1, 2016, by the Uganda Police Force as she relayed live events that...
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Media clamp down as Police Arrest Six Journalists in Ugandan suburbs
This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on February 29, 2016.
Uganda Police has on Monday February 29, 2016, arrested a total of eight (8)...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Police arrests journalists covering meeting of opposition leaders
Six journalists were on Saturday February 27, 2016 arrested by Ugandan police, for attempting to cover the visit of opposition leader Amama Mbabazi to...
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Uganda: Journalists Targeted for Covering Political Campaigns
Issued by the HRNJ-Uganda on February 26, 2016.
Human Rights Network for Journalists–Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) is a network of human rights journalists in Uganda working towards...
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Uganda Elections: AFP Journalist pepper-sprayed by Police
This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on February 22, 2016.
Agence France Presse, AFP journalist, Isaac Kasamani, has been pepper-sprayed by Uganda police, earlier...
Uganda Attacks
Ugandan Elections: Citizens’ Voices Muted
The African Freedom of Expression (AFEX) condemns the blockage of social media networks in Uganda by the Ugandan Communications Commission (UCC).
The government announced on...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Police storm Radio Station Arrest Editor and Politicians
Police in Lira District Northern Uganda arrested and detained the News Editor of Radio North FM, Richard Mungu Jakican and six politicians on February...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Journalists Sue Politician over Assault.
Two journalists Shamim Jjingo Nakawooya and Gertrude Mutyaba Lilian both Daily Monitor correspondents in Masaka District have on February 10, 2016, testified against a...
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Uganda: BBC Correspondent Arrested for Filming Abim Hospital
This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on February 8, 2016.
BBC correspondent in Uganda, Catherine Byaruhanga was on February 6, 2016 arrested by the...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Assaulted journalist’s exhibited video camera still missing as case drags.
This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on February 4, 2016.
Hearing of a Wavah Broadcasting Services (WBS) television journalist, Andrew Lwanga’ assault case has...