Issue: Media freedom violation Date: 26 May 2023 Location: Kampala No. of people affected: One Profession of affected person(s): Journalist Perpetrator(s): Army What happened National Unity Platform (NUP) online journalist Swabrah Kiganda Owomukisa is hospitalized after being tortured and released by security forces who had detained her for four days. According to NUP principal Robert […]
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Issue: Media freedom violation Date: 23 May 2023 Location: Kampala No. of people affected: One Profession of affected person(s): Cartoonist Perpetrator(s): Unknown What happened Dr Jimmy ‘Jim’ Spire Ssentongo, a well-known Ugandan cartoonist, has disclosed that his life is at risk following a social media campaign he led, which exposed corruption and inefficiencies within various […]
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Issue: Media freedom violation Date: 14 May 2023 Location: Entebbe Airport, Wakiso No. of people affected: One Profession of affected person(s): Content creator. Perpetrator(s): Police What happened National Unity Platform propagandist, Fazir Mayanja, a Ugandan residing in Ireland was intercepted by security operatives as he entered the country via Entebbe Airport. Mayanja was asked to […]
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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 […]
Continue readingIssue: 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 […]
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 […]
Continue readingIssue: Media freedom violation Date: 11 April 2023 Location: Kampala No. of people affected: Two Profession of affected person(s): Journalist Perpetrator(s): Police What happened Police on Tuesday 11th April turned their wrath on journalists covering a press conference of the medical interns and senior house officers (SHOs) and sprayed them with pepper spray indiscriminately. Among […]
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