Civic Space Index: Clawback clauses and impunity stifling freedoms
The Uganda: Civic Space Index, 2021 provides a snapshot of the state of civic space in Uganda, especially in as far as it impacts on the work of Human Rights …
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Constitutional Court annuls sections of Anti-Pornography law
By Kukunda Judith and Ephraim Kasozi The Constitutional Court has quashed the offense of pornography and other sections of the Anti-Pornography Act that were previously giving powers to the Pornography …
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As press freedom continues to struggle in Kenya, alternatives keep hope alive
Wambui Wamunyu, Daystar University As we mark World Press Freedom Day 2021, let us remember that 2020 was terrible for the press in many parts of the world. Two ranking …
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Restricting digital media is a gamble for African leaders
Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz, Michigan State University COVID-19 pushed much of the world into the digital realm for everything from schooling and work to religious worship and dating. At the same time, …
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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 have again warned that journalists who have not registered with …
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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 …
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STATEMENT: Let the media freely report the 2021 general election
For Immediate Release 11 December 2020 Kampala—African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is dismayed by the 10 December directive by the Media Council of Uganda (MCU) to all practising journalists …
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Navigating threats to journalists in this violent campaign season
The question of safety of journalists in the line of duty has returned to foreground civic discourse about the democratic credentials, or the lack thereof, of Uganda’s ongoing electioneering. This …
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