Issue: Media freedom violation Date: 30 December 2022 Location: Kampala No. of people affected: One Profession of affected person(s): Journalist Perpetrator(s): Police WHAT HAPPENED Police have arrested journalist Dickson Mubiru on alleged charges of “criminal defamation.” Mubiru runs Grapevine Online, an online news tabloid and Ono ye Bwiino newspaper. The arrest came after Mubiru published […]
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A ruling by Kenya’s High Court that the country’s criminal defamation law is unconstitutional is a welcome step toward safeguarding press freedom and free speech, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Justice JM Mativo ruled that section 194 of Kenya’s penal code is incompatible with the country’s constitution and presents an unjustifiable limitation on […]
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Human Rights Network for Journalists in Uganda (HRNJ) has renewed efforts to have the law on criminal defamation scrapped. This follows the recent conviction and sentencing of Central Broadcasting Service (CBS FM) journalist Ronald Ssembuusi for the offence. Mr Ssembuusi was on Friday ordered by Kalangala Magistrate’s Court to pay a fine of UShs 100,000 […]
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