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Uganda  Attacks

Uganda: Video camera ‘exhibit’ goes missing as Investigating police Officer testifies in a Journalist’s assault case.

This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on January 14, 2016. A police officer –Detective Assistant Superintendent of police Angenyo Moureen, who investigated an assault...
Uganda  Attacks

Uganda: Police assault journalists, damage camera

A high profile police commander in Moroto District, Goerge Obia, on January 10, 2016 roughed up four journalists, damaging a video camera and confiscating...
Uganda  Attacks

Uganda: Parliamentary Candidate’ Private Guards Mob Journalist, Confiscate Gadget.

This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on January 13, 2016.  A journalist working with a Masaka-based Buddu FM radio, Ali Golooba was on January...
Uganda  Attacks

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...
NigeriaUganda  Access To Information

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...
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...
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