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Uganda: Police Quizzes, Detains Top Newspaper Editors Incommunicado over Publication of Missing Presidential Candidate Aide’s ‘Body’
This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on January 8, 2016
Ugandan police on January 7, 2016, detained the Managing Editors of the Red Pepper...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Journalist assaulted while on duty
This was originally published by hrnjuganda.org on November 30, 2015.
Agnes Najjuma, a Vision Group correspondent in Mpigi District was assaulted by Tumwesigye Charles, the...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Police shoots, detains journalist and assaults others covering opposition politicians.
Police in Jinja district in Eastern Uganda have on October 15, 2015 shot and injured a Radio One correspondent in the area, Ivan Vincent...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Counter Terrorism Police arrest journalist
The Counter Terrorism Police, yesterday September 23, 2015 arrested a journalist from a court room in Kampala, detained him for one and a half...
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UN, AU and civil society seek to intervene in Criminal Defamation case of a journalist.
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Prof David Kaye; the Special...
Uganda Access To Information
AFIC and PPDC Launch New Report on Open Contracting and Open Government in Africa
KAMPALA–Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) and Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) are pleased to launch a report, “OGP in Africa: Opportunities for Open...
Tanzania Access To Information
Tanzania: AFIC Urges Tanzania to Pass Strong Freedom of Information Law
Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) urges the United Republic of Tanzania to strengthen the Freedom of Information Bill that is currently before Parliament...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Journalists charged with Criminal Defamation
Two Red Pepper journalists were on August 19, 2015, released almost a week later since they were remanded to Luzira after failing to pay...
Uganda Access To Information
Uganda: Police Officer arrested for Assaulting Journalist
Edward Tibamwenda, a police officer attached to Lungujja police station was on July 24, 2015 arrested for allegedly assaulting a Vision Group Correspondent Frederick...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Police and President’s Representative arrest Radio Station Manager for criticizing the President
Police and the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Gulu District in Northern Uganda, on July 21, 2015 arrested Payira Bonny a radio talk-show host...
Uganda Free Expression and The Law
Uganda: Journalist Acquitted of ‘obstruction’ charges
Mulindwa Mukasa, a journalist with the Associated Press, has on June 22, 2015 been acquitted by the Magistrates Court of obstructing the former District...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda:Police Detain Journalist for Photographing a Suspect at Court
A court reporter working with the Vision Group, Betty Amamukirori was on June 18, 2016 arrested by the police at the Anti-Corruption Court in...