Broadcast regulator Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) this week stopped media outlets from carrying live feed that is likely to create …
U.S. Ambassador: “A free press is a champion for Uganda, not its enemy.”
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Deborah R. Malac World Press Freedom Day Celebrations Golf Course Hotel, Kampala Wednesday, May 3, 4:30pm …
Police top list of perpetrators of attacks on journalists in Uganda for fourth year
The Uganda Police Force was the major perpetrator of violent crimes against journalists last year according to the Uganda Press …
ACME statement – Don’t criminalise Stella Nyanzi’s language
The African Centre for Media Excellence condemns the move by the state to criminalise recent expression by Dr Stella Nyanzi …
Kenyan court finds criminal libel laws unconstitutional
A ruling by Kenya’s High Court that the country’s criminal defamation law is unconstitutional is a welcome step toward safeguarding …
Keep restriction on media freedom within acceptable human rights standards, UHRC tells government
The following are the closing remarks made by Dr Katebalirwe Amooti Wa Irumba, acting chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights …
Ugandans query UCC’s role in light of Election Day social media block
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