Issue: Freedom of assembly Date: 22 January 2023 Location: Jinja No. of people affected: 13 Profession of affected person(s): Unspecified Perpetrator(s): Police What happened Police in Jinja district have arrested and detained 13 people said to be supporters of former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine on allegations of holding an unlawful assembly in […]
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Ylva Rodny-Gumede, University of Johannesburg How can the news media represent women’s voices better? The answer might be in a recent report, “From outrage to opportunity: How to include the missing perspectives of women of all colors in news leadership and coverage”. The report was written by Luba Kassova, the award-winning evidence-based storyteller, and commissioned […]
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By Kenneth Ntende Uganda’s Constitutional Court on 10 January 2023 declared section 25 of the Computer Misuse Act of 2011 to be null and void as it was inconsistent with and in contravention of article 29(1) of the constitution. In the judgment of Justice Kenneth Kakuru, court noted that a statute is void for vagueness […]
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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. […]
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By Collins Hinamundi On 30 November 2022, Next Media Services (NMS), the company that owns NBS TV, laid off more than 30 employees amid a global trend of downsizing at tech and financial startups. The move coincided with a similar announcement by Nation Media Group (NMG), the largest multimedia company in East Africa, which revealed […]
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Issue: Media freedom violation Date: 3 January 2023 Location: Obongi No. of people affected: Four Profession of affected person(s): Journalist Perpetrator(s): Police WHAT HAPPENED Four journalists, including Scovin Iceta of Daily Monitor and NTV, Ronald Debo of TBS FM, Stephen Onzimai and Mr Mustafa Safi of Voice of Madi FM operating in Obongi District, were […]
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