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Tag: Attacks on journalists

Media analysis / News / Press freedom / Uncategorized

Despite constitutional protection, Ugandan media under attack from the state

February 26, 2021February 27, 2021 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

By David Lumu The arrest and detention of Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, the former presidential flag bearer for National Unity Platform (NUP) on November 18, 2020, …

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Journalists are not special, but deserve protection

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 - by Peter G. Mwesige - Leave a Comment

In the wake of last week’s egregious assault of Ugandan journalists by the military, a number of commentators have taken issue with what they consider a parochial reaction by the …

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Eight journalists beaten on orders of military officer at UN Human Rights office

February 17, 2021February 18, 2021 - by Clare Muhindo - Leave a Comment

Image by Nicholas Bamulanzeki At least eight journalists were beaten and injured on Wednesday by security forces deployed at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights …

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Police close two radio stations in Jinja, arrest journalists over election results

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

By Human Rights Network for Journalists- Uganda  NEWS RELEASE | 22 January 2020 Mutoigo Richard, Baba Fm journalist in Jinja was arrested by police at Jinja Senior Secondary School Tally …

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Did the Amendment of Public Finance Management Act 2015 Erode Uganda’s Fiscal Discipline in Oil and Gas Sector
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In December 2021, Parliament passed The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Act, a law that governs how public money and resources are mobilised or collected, stored, dispensed and reported on

Did the Amendment of Public Finance Management Act 2015 Erode Uganda’s Fiscal Discipline in Oil and Gas Sector
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