Despite constitutional protection, Ugandan media under attack from the state

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, found me en-route to Entebbe from Kireka. I wanted to map out my journey. But I didn’t reach. Kampala city was burning. Demonstrations and protests […]

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

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 (OHCHR) in Kololo, Kampala.  The journalists were there to cover former Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi who was delivering a petition to the body to take […]

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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 | DAILY MONITOR Two journalists were seriously injured after police fired at them as security agencies dispersed supporters of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine in Masaka on Sunday.  Saif-llah […]

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Another journalist beaten by soldiers, days after apology

A NBS TV journalist has today been beaten by UPDF soldiers, nine days after the army apologised for a similar incident. Joshua Mujunga was covering a demonstration in Kamwokya, Kampala, from 8.30am before trouble began. His employer, NBS said: NBS journalist Joshua Mujunga, has faced the wrath of the UPDF this morning. The video journalist […]

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