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December 31, 2020

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 …

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December 28, 2020

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 …

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December 27, 2020

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 …

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December 16, 2020

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 …

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December 11, 2020

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 …

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December 2, 2020

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. …

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November 9, 2020

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 …

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October 22, 2020

Kenyan anchor, Anne Kiguta, in faceoff with K24 management over cancelled interview 

Anne Kiguta, a news anchor at Kenya-based Television K24, has been widely praised for speaking up against her employer after …

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