Keynote Address: David Sseppuuya Uganda Bankers’ Association / Bank of Uganda Media Engagement in Partnership with African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) Sheraton Kampala Hotel, Wednesday, April 12, 2023 A few years ago, when Barclays Bank announced that it would close shop in Uganda, there was a lot of disquiet. Barclays had been a […]
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Issue: Public demonstration Date: 26 April 2023 Location: Kampala No. of people affected: 11 Profession of affected person(s): Members of Parliament Perpetrator(s): Police What happened There was drama near Parliament as police arrested about 11 female opposition legislators who aimed to lead a peaceful demonstration at a government office. The Members of Parliament were planning […]
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Issue: Public demonstration Date: 24 April 2023 Location: Kampala No. of people affected: 12 Profession of affected person(s): Pre-medical interns Perpetrator(s): Police What happened Police violently arrested about a dozen pre-medical interns as they marched to Parliament seeking President Museveni’s intervention in multiple issues regarding their deployment. They were protesting against the delayed commencement of […]
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Issue: Freedom of assembly Date: 21 April 2023 Location: Buvuma No. of people affected: Two Profession of affected person(s): Political actors Perpetrator(s): Police What happened National Unity Platform party members, Ms Suzan Nakaziba Mugabi, the Buvuma Woman MP, and Mr Gad Daniel Onyango, alias Opondo, the district Speaker, were allegedly brutally attacked by police during […]
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George Ogola, University of Nottingham In recent months, Kenyan journalists have been harassed, intimidated and attacked by government officials, politicians and members of the public. George Ogola, a professor of media industries, explains the impact of these attacks on media freedom in Kenya. What are the major emerging threats against media freedom in Kenya? Kenya’s […]
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By Samuel Muhindo The African Center for Media Excellence (ACME), in partnership with the Thompson Reuters Foundation, is currently conducting intensive training for journalists on reporting illicit financial flows (IFFs). The training attracted participants from different parts of the country. Samuel Muhindo, a journalist with The Observer, revisits his experience during the training. Unlike most […]
Continue readingIssue: Media freedom violation Date: 13 April 2023 Location: Busia No. of people affected: One Profession of affected person(s): Journalist Perpetrator(s): UPDF What happened Nation Media Group journalist David Awori is nursing injuries after Uganda Peoples Defence Force officers reportedly beat him on Wednesday in Busia town. Awori says that the soldiers, attached to the […]
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Kampala— ACME applauds the actions taken by the Uganda Police Force (UPF) leadership following the incident in which two journalists, Isano Francis and Thomas Kitimbo of NBS TV, were pepper sprayed by a police officer. On Tuesday, 11 April 2023, during the dispersal of pre-intern doctors holding a peaceful demonstration around Mulago Guest House in […]
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