Issue: Freedom of assembly Date: 21 April 2023 Location: Buvuma No. of people affected: Two Profession of affected person(s): Political actors Perpetrator(s): Police What happened National Unity Platform party members, Ms Suzan Nakaziba Mugabi, the Buvuma Woman MP, and Mr Gad Daniel Onyango, alias Opondo, the district Speaker, were allegedly brutally attacked by police during […]
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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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Photo by Daniel Lutaaya on Twitter For Immediate Release 13 November 2020 Kampala—African Centre for Media Excellence strongly condemns acts of violence against journalists who are covering the ongoing election campaigns. Over the last two weeks, at least six journalists have been attacked, injured, and/or arrested as they covered 2021 election-related events. On Thursday, 12 […]
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