The Uganda Editors Guild and Centre for Public Interest Law have gone to court seeking to quash the “illegal, irregular …
Police move to limit coverage of election campaigns
Image by Edward Echwalu from Echwalu Photography With just two weeks left to Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections, the Police …
Journalists injured as police turn guns on the media
A journalist receiving treatment after he was injured by a teargas canister fired directly at him. PHOTO BY DERRICK WANDERA …
STATEMENT – Attacks on independent media and civic space must stop
For Immediate Release 27 December 2020 Kampala—There has been yet another attack on journalists covering the 2021 general election campaigns …
Police to block unaccredited journalists from covering elections
The Uganda Police announced Monday that starting 21 December 2020, only journalists accredited by the Media Council of Uganda will …
Uganda’s Media Council issues directive on registration of journalists; timing questioned
The Media Council of Uganda (MCU) has directed all practicing journalists in the country to register or risk being denied …
Uganda deports foreign journalists ahead of election
A scan of the official press accreditation cards issued to the CBC news crew by the media council of Uganda. …
ACME offers another exciting opportunity for journalists seeking to strengthen their election reporting
What: Short courses on covering Uganda’s 2021 general election When: 16-18 November and 19-21 November Who: Journalists from across Uganda …