Soldiers beat up Nebbi radio presenter

Issue: Media freedom violation
Date: 4 October 2022
Location: Nebbi, Uganda
No. of people affected: 1
Job of affected person(s): Journalist
Perpetrator(s): UPDF soldiers

WHAT HAPPENED

Vincent Buuma, a presenter at Rainbow Radio in Nebbi, was assaulted by a group of soldiers following a near-miss road collision between the car he was traveling in and one carrying the army officers. Buuma was repeatedly slapped and hit with the butt of a gun by the soldiers who reportedly accused him of supporting a former Member of Parliament. He was admitted at Gulu Hospital for treatment of his injuries.

Source: Daily Monitor