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Ugandan journalists have been alarmed by a statutory instrument that Information Minister Namayanja Rose Nsereko issued last month. Under Press and Journalists (Fees) Regulations, 2014 a journalist is required to …
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PRESS RELEASE On Friday, the Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL), in cooperation with the Human Rights Network for Journalists and the Eastern Africa Media Institute, a tripartite initiative known …
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PRESS RELEASE The Kenyan media fraternity on Friday scored a major victory against a determined push by the government to implement two media laws that were passed by the National …
Read MoreBy Timothy Kalyegira The opening up of the Ugandan broadcast airwaves in 1992 came two years after the government decided to relax its decades-old control of the foreign currency market. …
Read MoreWritten by Magelah Peter Gwayaka Uganda has in recent times witnessed the passing of laws that undermine enjoyment of rights and an increase in proposals for draconian legislation that would …
Read MoreThe question of who owns the media has in recent years become a growing subject of debate and contention in Uganda. The need to address this question gained greater urgency …
Read MorePolice on Tuesday raided Ggwanga, a vernacular bi-weekly newspaper, confiscating their equipment and arresting four workers, including its managing editor, on allegations of criminal libel. Police arrested Mr Kizito Sserumaga, …
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The meeting comes days after journalists announced a boycott on government and police briefings following assaults and harassment by police and military personnel as they covered the return of opposition leader Kizza Besigye on May 12.
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