Articles - Uganda
7 December 2011
Uganda / Rwanda
Rwandan journalist shot dead in Kampala, Uganda
Charles Ingabire, the Rwandan exiled editor of the online publication "Inyenyeri", was shot dead by one or more unknown gunmen in a vehicle at a bar in Kampala, Uganda on 30 November, report the Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) and other IFEX members. As "Inyeyeri" is highly critical of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, it is believed the early morning shooting - which killed Ingabire instantly - was carried out as a punishment for Ingabire's writings.
18 May 2011
Uganda
Journalists, protesters and politicians under attack amid opposition protests
At least 10 journalists were attacked by soldiers last week in Uganda while covering the return of opposition leader Kizza Besigye to Uganda. Besigye had arrived from Kenya, where he was treated for injuries received when security forces violently dispersed an opposition demonstration in Kampala last month, say Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). It's just the latest example of the government's hostility to the press as walk-to-work protests continue over spiralling fuel and food prices, report Human Rights Network for Journalists - Uganda (HRJ-Uganda), CPJ and RSF.
20 April 2011
Uganda
Authorities arrest opposition, battle journalists and protesters
The leader of Uganda's main opposition party has been charged with riotous behaviour and inciting violence while at least eight journalists have reported being injured during a new wave of protests over rising fuel and food prices, say Human Rights Network Uganda (HRJ-Uganda) and news reports.
16 February 2011
Uganda
IFEX members call on President to investigate attacks on journalists ahead of elections
Ugandan journalists preparing to cover presidential elections on 18 February have been threatened and assaulted, while opposition parties have been denied access to the media. Amid the political tensions and security concerns, 34 IFEX members are calling on the Ugandan President to immediately investigate all attacks on journalists and urge media houses to provide equal opportunities to all election candidates.
2 February 2011
Uganda / Gender
Gay rights activist beaten to death after receiving threats
A leading gay rights activist whose photo was printed on the front page of a Ugandan newspaper that called for homosexuals to be hanged was bludgeoned to death at his home near Kampala last week, report Human Rights Watch and ARTICLE 19.
13 October 2010
Uganda
Elections won't be free and fair without journalist safety, say IFEX members
Last month in Uganda, Top Radio reporter Paul Kiggundu was brutally attacked and killed by a mob while working on a story. Three days later, Radio Prime journalist Dickson Ssentongo was beaten to death on his way to work. Unless media violence stops and journalists are allowed to do their work freely, next year's general elections will not be free and fair, warn 28 IFEX members in a joint letter that will be used to lobby the candidates.
15 September 2010
Uganda
Two journalists killed in one week
An angry gang of motorcycle taxi drivers beat to death journalist Paul Kiggundu on 10 September when they discovered he was filming them demolish another driver's house, report the Human Rights Journalist Network - Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). In a separate incident on 13 September, a radio journalist on his way to work was snatched off the road and beaten to death, reports HRNJ-Uganda.
1 September 2010
Uganda
Press freedom victory, sedition law abolished
Five Ugandan judges ruled in favour of press freedom on 25 August by declaring the country's criminal sedition offense unconstitutional, report the Human Rights Network for Journalists - Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). But the government continues to threaten journalists with other legal actions.
11 August 2010
Uganda
Journalists under siege by sedition law
A Ugandan journalist has been accused of sedition after writing two articles that speculated whether the Ugandan government was involved in July bomb attacks in Kampala, report the Human Rights Network of Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The sedition law is routinely used against dissident journalists. More than a dozen Ugandan journalists are currently being prosecuted under the law.
24 March 2010
Uganda
Journalists under attack by demonstrators, security forces and media law
Several journalists were beaten and shot at as they faced the fury of authorities and demonstrators in clashes at the site of Ugandan royal tombs destroyed in an arson attack last week, reports the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Three people were killed. Journalists are also under threat from the state as it attempts to muzzle the media and target critical journalists with repressive amendments to the press law, reports the International Press Institute (IPI) and Freedom House.
10 March 2010
Uganda
New bill protects whistleblowers, but press freedom still undermined
The Ugandan parliament has passed a bill that protects individuals who disclose information on corruption or law-breaking in government or private bodies, reports ARTICLE 19. But Ugandan journalists are fighting for the right to do their jobs as press freedom violations escalated in the country in 2009 with countless radio stations shut down, say local rights groups.
16 September 2009
Uganda
Crackdown on radio journalists
A spasm of violence shook Uganda last week in a power struggle between the government and the Buganda kingdom. State-run Uganda Broadcasting Council shut down radio stations on 11 September, ordering a halt to political debate and commentary on clashes in the capital, Kampala, according to the Media Institute (MI), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and other IFEX members.
2 September 2009
Uganda
Ahead of elections, authorities crack down on media
As tensions build in the lead-up to the 2011 general elections in Uganda, so do criminal charges and prosecutions against journalists, say the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and local rights groups. Four journalists from the "Monitor", Uganda's largest independent paper, are facing criminal prosecutions, while three other independent journalists have been accused of sedition, reports CPJ.
29 February 2008
Uganda
PRESENTADORA DE RADIO COMUNITARIA MUERTA
29 February 2008
Uganda
UNE PRÉSENTATRICE DE RADIO COMMUNAUTAIRE EST TUÉE
26 February 2008
Uganda
COMMUNITY RADIO PRESENTER KILLED
A radio producer in Uganda was raped and killed by unidentified assailants, report Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Eastern Africa Journalists Association (EAJA).
7 September 2007
Uganda
DEBATE POR HOMOSEXUALIDAD DETONA OFENSIVA CONTRA LIBRE EXPRESIÓN
7 September 2007
Uganda
UN DÉBAT SUR L'HOMOSEXUALITÉ DÉCLENCHE LA RÉPRESSION CONTRE LA PRESSE
4 September 2007
Uganda
HOMOSEXUALITY DEBATE IGNITES CRACKDOWN ON FREE EXPRESSION
The Uganda Broadcasting Council (UBC) has suspended a popular Capital FM radio presenter for hosting gay activists who used "foul language" on air, effectively silencing a renewed debate on gay and lesbian rights, reports Kenya-based IFEX member the Media Institute.
18 August 2005
Uganda
FERMETURE D'UNE STATION DE RADIO INDÉPENDANTE; DES ACCUSATIONS SONT PORTÉES CONTRE UN JOURNALISTE
18 August 2005
Uganda
CIERRAN ESTACIÓN DE RADIO INDEPENDIENTE Y ACUSAN A PERIODISTA
17 August 2005
Uganda
INDEPENDENT RADIO STATION CLOSED, JOURNALIST CHARGED
Ugandan authorities have closed a local private radio station, K-FM, and charged a talk show host with sedition after he alleged that the recent death of former Sudanese Vice President John Garang was caused by the "incompetence" of the Ugandan government, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
25 February 2004
Uganda
LA COUR SUPRÊME INVALIDE LA LOI RELATIVE AUX FAUSSES NOUVELLES
20 February 2004
Uganda
SUPREMA CORTE DEROGA ESTIPULACIÓN DE NOTICIAS FALSAS
18 February 2004
Uganda
SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN FALSE NEWS PROVISION
In a case that could have important implications for free expression in other countries, Uganda's Supreme Court has ruled that journalists in the country can no longer be charged with the offence of publishing false news, report ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).
18 February 2003
Uganda
REVISTA BUSCA COLABORACIONES PARA EDICIONES SOBRE LIBRE EXPRESIÓN
18 February 2003
Uganda
À LA RECHERCHE DE COLLABORATIONS EN VUE D?UN NUMÉRO SUR LA LIBRE EXPRESSION
18 February 2003
Uganda
MAGAZINE SEEKS SUBMISSIONS FOR FREE-EXPRESSION ISSUE
The Foundation for Human Rights Initiative, a Ugandan non-governmental organisation, is seeking submissions for an upcoming issue of its human rights journal "The Defender," focusing on freedom of expression and human rights.
15 October 2002
Uganda
INDÉPENDANT TANDIS QU?ÉCLATENT DES AFFRONTEMENTS ENTRE GOUVERNEMENT ET REBELLES
15 October 2002
Uganda
INDEPENDIENTE ALLANADO EN MEDIO DE ENFRENTAMIENTOS ENTRE GOBIERNO Y REBELDES
15 October 2002
Uganda
INDEPENDENT DAILY RAIDED AMID GOVERNMENT-REBEL CLASHES
In what Human Rights Watch (HRW) calls a "blatant attack on freedom of the press," Ugandan police raided the offices of one of the country's leading independent newspapers last week, disconnecting its telephone lines and temporarily suspending the newspaper's publication.
26 March 2002
Uganda
UNE LOI ANTITERRORISTE MENACE LES JOURNALISTES
26 March 2002
Uganda
LEY ANTITERRORISMO AMENAZA A PERIODISTAS
26 March 2002
Uganda
ANTI-TERRORISM LAW THREATENS JOURNALISTS
A new anti-terrorism law in Uganda, under which journalists can be put to death for "promoting terrorism," should be amended to ensure freedom of expression is guaranteed, warn the International Press Institute (IPI) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF). Passed by the Ugandan parliament on 20 March, the Anti-Terrorism Bill contains a provision stating that "any person who disseminates material that promotes, trains or mobilises any institution for the purposes of terrorism" can be convicted of terrorism, notes IPI. Those convicted of terrorism are subject to the death penalty.
22 January 2002
Uganda
ESTUDIANTE DE PERIODISMO MUERTO MIENTRAS CUBRÍA MANIFESTACIÓN
22 January 2002
Uganda
UN ÉTUDIANT EN JOURNALISME PERD LA VIE DURANT UNE MANIFESTATION
22 January 2002
Uganda
JOURNALISM STUDENT KILLED COVERING DEMONSTRATION
Reporters sans frontières (RSF) and Amnesty International are urging authorities in Kampala, Uganda, to conduct an in-depth and impartial investigation into the death of a journalism student who was killed while covering a political demonstration. Jimmy Higenyi, a student at the United Media Consultants and Trainers (UMCAT) Institute, died on 12 January after being shot in the back by police during a demonstration held by the Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) in Kampala, reports RSF. It was Higenyi's first student project as a journalism trainee. The demonstration was considered illegal, since Article 269 of the Ugandan Constitution forbids any kind of political party activity. RSF notes that three police officers have been arrested in connection with Higenyi's death, but says those who authorised the officers to fire at the demonstrators should also be arrested.
9 October 2001
Uganda
PROYECTO DE LEY AMENAZA GRUPOS DE LA SOCIEDAD CIVIL, DICE HRW
9 October 2001
Uganda
UN AVANT PROJET DE LOI MENACE LES GROUPES DE LA SOCIÉTÉ CIVILE, DIT HRW
9 October 2001
Uganda
DRAFT LAW THREATENS CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS, SAYS HRW
A proposed law, which allows for the suspension of non-governmental organizations (NGO) in Uganda that do not conform to any government policy or plan, "threatens the legitimate activities of civil society," warns Human Rights Watch (HRW). The organization has released a briefing report (see www.hrw.org/backgrounder/africa/uganda/), recommending that the Non-Governmental Organizations Amendment Bill be rejected in favour of a new law that would "aim at building a constructive relationships between the state and civil society." ">http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/africa/uganda/">www.hrw.org/backgrounder/africa/uganda/), recommending that the Non-Governmental Organizations Amendment Bill be rejected in favour of a new law that would "aim at building a constructive relationships between the state and civil society."
6 March 2001
Uganda
ACOSO A MEDIOS EN PERIODO PREVIO A ELECCIONES
6 March 2001
Uganda
LES MÉDIAS SONT HARCELÉS À L?APPROCHE DES ÉLECTIONS
6 March 2001
Uganda
MEDIA HARASSED IN ELECTION LEAD-UP
Serious human rights concerns, including the harassment of journalists, lead Human Rights (HRW) to doubt whether Uganda's presidential elections on 12 March will be free and fair. HRW has documented extensive government efforts to manipulate the elections, along with some abuses by the opposition, in a report entitled "Uganda: Not a Level Playing Field". Opinion polls suggest that President Yoweri Museveni is facing his most significant electoral challenge since coming to power in 1986.
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