Uganda

Award winning novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija detained without being formally charged.

Ugandan journalist Pidson Kareire’s lawyer says the journalist was tortured in detention and needs medical attention.

HRNJ-Uganda engages media workers to explore ways to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic that threatens the health of media staff and the survival of media.

Investigations by Privacy International expose cellphone manufacturer TECNO’s weaknesses in protecting users’ privacy and security at risk.

Uganda’s implementation of a dusk till dawn curfew as part of its COVID-19 measures sees a surge in attacks on journalists despite them being classified as essential workers.

After failing to raise the revenue it had anticipated, Uganda removes the Over The Top Tax it had imposed on social media use and introduces a levy on internet data instead.

The directors of “Daily Monitor” directors face criminal libel charges for publishing the findings of a BBC investigation into the deaths of Ugandan civilians during election-related protests.

Uganda journalist Enoch Matovu had to be hospitalised after being violently assaulted by soldiers and injected with an unknown substance.

Ugandan President Museveni threatens to take legal action against “Daily Monitor” newspaper over an article alleging his inner circle received the COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of prioritised Ugandan citizens.

The four journalists were briefly held incommunicado before being charged with the promotion of sectarianism for their comedy skits in July 2020.

The head of the Ugandan military apologises for the February 17 attack on journalists, promises to pay medical bills and claims officers have been disciplined.

Ugandan army assaults group of journalists covering opposition politician Robert Kyagulangi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine’s handover of petition to UN Human Rights Office.

COVID-19 related legislation, surveillance practices and implementation of regulations have led to an erosion of online and offline civil liberties in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Two radio stations – Busoga One FM and Baba FM – were shut down over alleged incitement to violence following their announcement of provisional results for Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections.

Along with ramping up the volume on violence and repression in recent weeks, President Museveni has, over the years, relied heavily on putting restrictive laws and policies in place.

Human Rights Network or Journalists Uganda is concerned with newly introduced piecemeal registration requirements imposed by the Media Council of Uganda ahead of the scheduled January election.