Opinion: It is deeply troubling that when a journalist from a smaller or emerging media house is brutally beaten or arbitrarily arrested by security forces, the industry often remains silent, as if nothing significant has occurred. Yet, when the same happens to journalists from mainstream media organizations—the so-called “Big Brands”—the …
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The National Unity Platform (NUP) coordinator for the Ankole sub-region, Bright Muhumuza, was dropped off at his home in Kakoba Central Cell, Kakoba Ward, around 1 a.m. today, days after being reportedly abducted by armed men. Muhumuza’s sudden return comes after he was allegedly taken from Calabash Restaurant along the …
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More than 28 journalists were brutally attacked according to the report by the UJA team. These attacks were mainly in Kazo Angola parish, Kawempe Mbogo parish and Kiganda Zone- Kawempe one parish. They were in form of brutal beating/assault, confiscation of cameras and mobile phones, damaging of cameras and mobile …
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The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party is urging Ugandans to take the Kawempe North by-election as a stark reminder of the need for change in the 2026 general elections. UPC Urges Ugandans to Learn from Kawempe North By-Election Violence 8 The UPC spokesperson Arach Oyat Sharon says Ugandans must learn from the …
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As the violent brutal assault on many journalists covering the Kawempe parliamentary by election by the Ugandan security forces went on, some were being picked and thrown inside the security moving vans- drones as they are called by many, that eventually moved them around different locations in Kampala city before …
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In a strong demonstration of faith-driven leadership, Hajjat Sophia Safina Kenyanji, the National Woman Chairperson of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council Women league and an aspiring Kampala Woman MP, reaffirmed her dedication to the Muslim community during Juma prayers at Masjid Swidiq in Mengo Kisenyi. During the prayer gathering, Sheikh …
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Two men have been convicted in a murder-for-hire scheme targeting an Iranian-American journalist at her Brooklyn home. A federal jury in New York found Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov guilty of plotting to assassinate reporter Masih Alinejad in July 2022. They face decades in prison. Prosecutors said Iran’s government funded …
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A US court awarded Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $18m (£14m) in damages, after a jury said he was defamed by former Ghanaian MP Kennedy Agyapong. The case stems from comments Agyapong made about Anas after his BBC investigation in 2018 that exposed football corruption in Ghana and elsewhere. The …
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In a shocking and deeply disturbing display of political desperation, Uganda’s ruling party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), paraded the young daughter of the late Hon. Muhammad Ssegirinya (RIP) at a political rally during the recently concluded Kawempe North by-election. This shameless act, orchestrated by none other than the Prime …
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The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has issued an order directing the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to arrest Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde from whichever country he is hiding and bring him back home to face trial on charges of insulting the modesty of a woman, particularly the …
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