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Court dismisses petition seeking to declare sections of the Uganda Press and Journalists Act inconsistent with the Constitution of Uganda

July 28, 2021 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

Uganda’s Constitutional Court has dismissed a 2014 petition filed by the Center for Public Interest Law, Human Rights Network of Journalists – Uganda and the East African Media Institute challenging …

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Is the push to accredit journalists legally tenable?

December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 - by Peter G. Mwesige - Leave a Comment

This article was first published in New Vision on 18 December, 2020. The Uganda Media Council, the regulator of journalists and the print media in the country, has finally made it back …

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Storm brews over UCC online and social media registration rules

August 22, 2019August 23, 2019 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

By Benjamin Rukwengye In March 2018, the governments of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, as if acting in tandem, issued new rules requiring the licensing of social media and online content …

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Governments are making fake news a crime – but it could stifle free speech

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Alana Schetzer, University of Melbourne The rapid spread of fake news can influence millions of people, impacting elections and financial markets. A study on the impact of fake news on …

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Kenyan court finds criminal libel laws unconstitutional

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

A ruling by Kenya’s High Court that the country’s criminal defamation law is unconstitutional is a welcome step toward safeguarding press freedom and free speech, the Committee to Protect Journalists …

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Drop charges against KTN journalist- press freedom advocates

November 30, 2016November 30, 2016 - by Grace Natabaalo - Leave a Comment

The African Centre for Media Excellence has called for the immediate dropping of charges of abetting terrorism against television journalist Joy Doreen Biira. Ms Biira, a Ugandan journalist based in …

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Kadaga’s proposed disciplinary action against media is unconstitutional – Law Professor

September 21, 2016September 21, 2016 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

(This article was first published by Daily Monitor on 21 September 2016. It’s republished with permission from the paper)   By J.Oloka-Onyango I have a great deal of respect for …

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Journalist wins landmark access to information case

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 - by Rachel Mugarura-Mutana - 2 Comments.

6 February, 2015 was an important milestone for freedom of access to information in Uganda. At the Chief Magistrate’s Court of Mengo in Kampala, before a small crowd of witnesses, …

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