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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...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Presidential Guards Mob up Journalist Covering Scuffle of Party Members with Police
This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on February 3, 2016.
A Radio Simba journalist, Margaret Kayondo was on February 1, 2016, mobbed up by...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: City Tycoon ‘fails’ to pin Journalists in a Criminal Defamation Case.
This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on January 27, 2016.
Hearing of a criminal defamation case in which four journalists Ronald Nahebwa, Benon Tugumisirize, Madina...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Police Arrest Journalists and Musician protesting the Unauthorized use of Song by Telecommunication Company.
This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on January 19, 2016.
Four journalists and a local artist were on January 18, 2016, arrested and detained...
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...