On 14 December 2022, African Centre for Media Excellence hosted the seventh edition of the Uganda National Journalism Awards at Mestil Hotel Conference Centre in Kampala. The awards, organised by ACME since 2014, celebrate and promote exceptional, in-depth and enterprising journalism that informs public debate and holds the powerful to account. Across the media industry, 196 journalists […]
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Issue: Freedom of assembly, Denial of access Date: 30 December 2022 Location: Kampala No. of people affected: Unspecified Profession of affected person(s): Politicians Perpetrator(s): Police WHAT HAPPENED Police in Kampala blocked a prayer meeting of members from the United Forces of Change in Nsambya. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango says the planned end-of-year prayer […]
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Issue: Freedom of expression Date: 30 December 2022 Location: Kampala No. of people affected: One Profession of affected person(s): Lawyer Perpetrator(s): Police WHAT HAPPENED Godwin Toko and others were brutally arrested while pushing back and speaking against the injustice and irregularities witnessed during the Makerere convocation elections. Source: Twitter
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Issue: Media freedom violation Date: 30 December 2022 Location: Kampala No. of people affected: One Profession of affected person(s): Journalist Perpetrator(s): Police WHAT HAPPENED Police have arrested journalist Dickson Mubiru on alleged charges of “criminal defamation.” Mubiru runs Grapevine Online, an online news tabloid and Ono ye Bwiino newspaper. The arrest came after Mubiru published […]
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At the Uganda National Journalism Awards gala yesterday, African Centre for Media Excellence recognised the work of two inspiring female journalists; Caroline Ayugi of Daily Monitor and Miriam Watsemba, a freelance Photojournalist. This year, ACME received a gift from an anonymous donor with the following instruction: celebrate the work of female journalists. This is a […]
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African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) has announced the winners of this year’s Uganda National Journalism Awards at a colourful gala held at Mestil Hotel in Kampala. The awards, organised by ACME since 2014, celebrate and promote exceptional, in-depth and enterprising journalism that informs public debate and holds the powerful to account. They are open […]
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It is a very tough time to be a journalist. It is a very challenging time for the media. I’m not talking about just the African continent, but all around the world- the industry appears to be in turmoil. Let’s take a look at this… Those are headlines from around the world over the last few […]
Continue readingIssue: Freedom of assembly; Right to protest Date: 9 December 2022 Location: Kampala, Uganda No. of people affected: 4 Profession of affected person(s): Environmentalists Perpetrator(s): Police WHAT HAPPENED Four environmental activists protesting the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline were arrested by police in Kampala on 9 December 2022. Bob Barigye, Ivan Kabale, […]
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