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Freedom of expression

March 9, 2023

ACME event highlights gendered freedom of expression concerns

“Protect women’s voices” was the rallying cry of more than 50 women in media and communication gathered for a meeting …

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February 2, 2023

Media owners, managers need to push back against State interference whatever the risks

By Edris Kiggundu The suspension of two journalists at Baba TV over their satirical criticism of Parliament has exposed the …

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January 31, 2023

If Uganda media houses do not stand up for and defend media freedoms, who will?

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release 31 January 2023 Kampala—On Thursday, 26 January 2023, Simon Muyanga Lutaaya, Al-mahadi Adam and Lukia …

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January 18, 2023

Lessons from the court’s decision about Uganda’s computer misuse law

By Kenneth Ntende Uganda’s Constitutional Court on 10 January 2023 declared section 25 of the Computer Misuse Act of 2011 …

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November 23, 2022

What Elon Musk’s destruction of Twitter tells us about the future of social media

Image by Photo Mix from Pixabay Blayne Haggart, Brock University Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has been a fast-moving disaster. …

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November 21, 2022

Background to the proposed Information and Communications Bill, 2022

By Kyetume Kasanga The government of Uganda is in the process of formulating a new legal framework for regulating the …

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October 17, 2022

New computer misuse law threatens freedom of expression, activists say

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed into law the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022, which criminalises some internet activities despite concerns …

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September 5, 2022

UCC powers come under scrutiny as the regulator sanctions media houses

By Obadia Ismail Otim The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the sector regulator, on August 9, 2022 handed out its decision …

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