Issue: Media freedom violation
Date: 12 January 2023
Location: Kampala
No. of people affected: One
Profession of affected person(s): Journalist
Perpetrator(s): Police
WHAT HAPPENED
Francis Isano, a Ugandan photojournalist, was on January 12, 2023, briefly arrested by authorities who accused him of “illegally” taking pictures outside the Central Police Station (CPS) where he’d been deployed. The police then reportedly took his camera and deleted the photos he’d taken.
Source: Nairobi News