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    <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 06:16:01 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan journalists blocked from reporting at airport]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/13/journalists_blocked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A number of Ugandan journalists were blocked by security forces from accessing the national airport at Entebbe to cover the return of an army officer. Some journalists were detained, and others had their equipment confiscated.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Report assesses safety of journalists in Uganda]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/02/hrnj_u_press_statement/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["The Quest for Safety and Security in Uganda" shows that the well-being of journalists is threatened by issues including a restrictive legal regime, impunity, and a lack of professionalism among security agencies.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 11:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/02/hrnj_u_press_statement/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Uganda: No justice for April 2011 killings]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/04/29/justice_denied_impunity_prevails/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Human Rights Watch issued a video recently in which relatives of the victims of the April 2011 killings, when at least nine people were killed by security forces during protests, explain the impact it had on their families and their struggle to secure justice and compensation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan IFEX member office broken into]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/04/26/unknown_people_broke/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Unknown person(s) broke into the office of the national coordinator of Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda on 22 April 2013, stealing a computer and photo camera. There had already been three unsuccessful attempts on the organisation’s office this year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:47:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan advocate wins EU Human Rights Defenders Award]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/04/24/award_freedom/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Geoffrey Wokulira Ssebaggala, national coordinator of the Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda, received the award because of his consistency in recording and highlighting limitations of freedom of expression.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan prison warders attack reporters covering inmate escape ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/03/20/prison_warders_assault/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Two journalists covering the escape of inmates were assaulted and detained by prison warders from the Kalisizo government prison in the Rakai district. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Deadline for SIM card registration extended in Uganda ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/03/01/sim_card/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Uganda Communications Commission has extended the deadline for compulsory SIM card registrations by 90 days. The extension came after human rights groups sought a legal injunction against the original deadline.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/03/01/sim_card/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan reporters banned from covering Lord Mayor's press conferences
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/02/19/city_mayor_bans_journalists/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Lord Mayor of Uganda's Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Elias Lukwago, has suspended journalists working with the Vision Group from covering his press conferences, accusing them of biased reporting.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/02/19/city_mayor_bans_journalists/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan police assault journalist demanding equipment compensation ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/02/08/_journalist_sprayed_by/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[William Ntege was pepper-sprayed and detained by police while camping outside the police headquarters in Kampala. He was demanding compensation for a video camera which police destroyed last October, when the journalist was covering the arrest of an opposition leader.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Police biggest violators of media freedom in Uganda, report says]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/02/08/press_freedom_remains/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new report by HRNJ-Uganda shows that 42 of the 85 attacks on journalist registered by HRNJ-Uganda in 2012 were by the police force. The attacks ranged from physical beatings to direct pepper spraying, illegal arrests and detentions, manhandling, and stealing property.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan anti-corruption activists arrested for distributing flyers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/02/06/nine_anti_corruption/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Police have arrested nine activists who were distributing news bulletins about the Black Monday Movement in Kampala. This is the third time that members of an anti-corruption civil society group are arrested and questioned by police for distributing such information to the public.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Talk-show host and current affairs programme suspended in Uganda
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/01/21/radio_talk_show_host/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Uganda's broadcast regulatory body has suspended a talk-show host working for Endigito FM radio in Western Uganda. The radio station also suspended its current affairs programme, 'Ekitandaro,'  citing pressure from the government. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Anti-corruption activists detained for distributing flyers in Uganda]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/01/07/anti_corruption/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Arthur Larok and Leonard Okello were arrested by police on 7 January after distributing news bulletins dubbed "Black Monday" at a roundabout in Kampala.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Journalist's home set on fire in Uganda]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/12/10/arson_journalist_uganda/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Unknown assailants set fire to Robert Muhereza's home on 8 December. The journalist had previously reported on events related to fighting between M23 rebels and DR Congo forces at border between Uganda and the DR Congo. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Refusal to suspend play leads to charges in Uganda 
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/11/27/jail_uganda_producer/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[David Cecil faces two years in jail on a charge of "disobeying lawful orders" after refusing to let the authorities suspend his play about a gay business man in Uganda.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:43:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/11/27/jail_uganda_producer/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan journalist attacked for recording taxi impoundment ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/11/07/police_and_city_enforcement/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A journalist for Radio Simba was beaten by policemen and Kampala Capital City Authority officers for "disorganizing" their work. Bwejiire was attempting to record them impounding a commuter taxi that had allegedly defaulted KCCA monthly dues. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:58:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan police beat journalists covering opposition leader]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/10/05/uganda_police_journalists/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ugandan police officers beat three journalists while they were reporting on the arrest of opposition leader Kizza Besigye outside the Kampala Central Police Station today, according to news reports.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:01:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/10/05/uganda_police_journalists/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan media group suspends coverage of district chairperson ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/09/28/media_group_slaps_news/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Media practitioners from Uganda's Kitgum district, under their umbrella body - the Kitgum District Media Practitioners' Association (KIMEPA) - have decided to suspend any coverage of the district chairperson, Luka Nyeko, for his alleged persistent attacks on the media.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/09/28/media_group_slaps_news/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan radio stations forced to take song off the air
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/09/25/uganda_song_radio/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Uganda Communications Commission has told radio stations to stop airing a new song by renowned local artist Ssentamu Kyagulanyi (a.k.a Bobi Wine), pending investigations into claims that it is critical of the Kampala Capital City Authority's Executive Director.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/09/25/uganda_song_radio/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Law requiring registration of SIM cards in Uganda a threat to privacy
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/09/24/sim_card_registration/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda has called on the Ugandan government to immediately halt the registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards, arguing that the collected data will not be protected.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:48:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/09/24/sim_card_registration/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Three years on, no justice for Ugandan riot victims
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/09/17/uganda_3_years_on_no/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Authorities have failed to meaningfully investigate the deaths three years ago of at least 40 people during riots in Uganda.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/09/17/uganda_3_years_on_no/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan journalist injured while covering protests]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/09/13/ntv_journalist_injured/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A journalist was injured by an angry mob in the Mbale district as he covered a news story about residents protesting a move to construct a water dam in the area along the River Manafwa. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/09/13/ntv_journalist_injured/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - New report documents growing intimidation, threats to civil society in Uganda]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/08/22/uganda_civil_society_under_threat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new Human Rights Watch report documents increasing government attacks on organizations whose focus includes oil revenue transparency, land acquisition compensation, legal and governance reform, and the protection of human rights.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:24:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/08/22/uganda_civil_society_under_threat/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Report indicates growing impunity in cases of attacks on journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/07/27/hrnj_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A report by HRNJ-Uganda indicates that the environment for frontline journalists is getting more risky, with attacks taking place at the hands of security agency personnel, especially the police.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/07/27/hrnj_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Journalist held on treason charges granted bail]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/07/10/granted_bail/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Augustine Okello, a radio presenter at Rhino FM who has been in prison since July 2011, was granted bail due to his deteriorating health.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:48:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/07/10/granted_bail/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan press finds unexpected ally in judiciary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/07/10/unexpected_ally/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journalists are cautiously optimistic after a series of small courtroom victories over the police, previously viewed as the archenemy.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 03:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/07/10/unexpected_ally/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Government targets NGOs in escalation of assault on LGBT rights]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/06/21/lgbt_rights/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The government plans to revoke the registrations of 38 NGOs it accuses of promoting homosexuality, effectively banning them from operating in the country.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:07:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/06/21/lgbt_rights/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Police apologise for attacks on media, promise reforms]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/06/13/police_press_unit/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Following months of attacks on journalists, the head of the Ugandan police force has created a press unit that will receive and investigate complaints of press freedom violations, report the Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), ARTICLE 19 and Freedom House.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/06/13/police_press_unit/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Amid assaults on press, police promise reforms]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/06/12/police_reforms/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The inspector general of police is forming a new press unit to act as an ombudsman for complaints by journalists.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 08:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Groups welcome journalist's release, call for compensation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/06/01/otim_release/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[His crime was being a journalist whose primary concern was to give people a voice, said HRNJ-Uganda.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/06/01/otim_release/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - "Daily Monitor" journalist assaulted in prison, released on bail]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/05/22/rumanzi_assault/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Perez Rumanzi was assaulted by inmates of a crowded Ntugamo prison where he had been remanded.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 11:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/05/22/rumanzi_assault/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Video director gunned down in western Uganda]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/05/15/thembo_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thembo was shot dead by unidentified individuals who took his bag and video camera.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 07:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/05/15/thembo_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Journalist arrested by First Lady's security guards, risks sedition charges]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/05/02/rumanzi_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[When Perez Rumanzi demanded to know what crime he had committed, police told him he was "in the wrong place at the wrong time." ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/05/02/rumanzi_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Press freedom continues to diminish, says new report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/04/26/hrnj_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Attacks on journalists have escalated in the past six months despite the government's commitment to adhere to international human rights principles, with 32 cases of attacks since the review by the UN Human Rights Council, says HRNJ-Uganda.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/04/26/hrnj_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Television journalist survives mob attack]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/04/23/nakame_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bukedde Television reporter Rebecca Nakame was attacked on the orders of a special police constable.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/04/23/nakame_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - ARTICLE 19 legal analysis: Communications Regulatory Authority Bill]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/04/18/regulatory_bill/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Communications Regulatory Authority Bill is a major piece of legislation intended to consolidate and harmonise two existing and overlapping laws – the Uganda Communications Act and the Electronic Media Act.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:07:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/04/18/regulatory_bill/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Journalist assaulted by police commander, another roughed up by group of officers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/04/12/journalists_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Attacks on journalists are on the rise; some have since abandoned taking up assignments which involve reporting news stories about opposition politicians," warned HRNJ-Uganda.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Two sports reporters injured by police during football match]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/04/12/journalists_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Police failed to act professionally; they acted like farmers with guns. I can't find any kind words for them today,” Nsubuga told HRNJ-Uganda after being discharged from hospital.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - "Walk to Work" group declared illegal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/04/05/walk_to_work/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The action against Activists for Change (A4C) was taken ahead of a planned demonstration on 5 April.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/04/05/walk_to_work/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Journalist struck by police vehicle, suffers serious injuries]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/04/02/kabaale_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["The environment for front line journalists is getting more dangerous by the day at the hands of police," said HRNJ-Uganda.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - More journalists assaulted by police while on assignment]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/03/28/police_attacks/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I can't report to police, after all they are the ones attacking us,” one journalist told HRNJ-Uganda. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - CBS journalist charged with criminal defamation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/03/27/ssembuusi_charged/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The former Kalangala district chairperson accused Ssembuusi of defamation after he reported a story about his alleged involvement in the disappearance of solar panels.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/03/27/ssembuusi_charged/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Police rough up human rights advocate, beat journalists covering opposition leader's arrest]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/03/23/besigye_arrest/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Freelance photographer Edward Echwalu and  "Eddoboozi" newspaper photographer Anatoli Luswa were victims of police brutality.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Legislators rescind decision preventing media from using electronic devices in Parliament]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/03/21/decision_rescinded/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The bi-partisan reversal came as a result of pressure and intense lobbying on the part of the Uganda Parliamentary Press Association.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:03:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Legislators prevent media from accessing Parliament with video and still cameras, electronic recorders]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/03/20/access_limited/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journalists asked the Rules and Privileges Committee to allow the media to carry their electronic gadgets along with them into the House to capture MPs’ debates, in order to avoid misquotations and possible defamation - a request that was denied.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:51:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - WBS TV journalist threatened with death while on assignment]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/03/16/wbs_tv_journalist_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["We take the threats seriously and condemn this act in the strongest terms; we implore police to take the matter seriously and take action to restrain Ddamulira," said HRNJ-Uganda.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/03/16/wbs_tv_journalist_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Government report exonerates police in shooting of "Daily Monitor" photojournalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/03/15/kasamani_shooting/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Kasamani says he narrowly escaped death when a policeman allegedly shot at him on 24 January as he took a photo of a tear gas canister thrown as police dispersed demonstrators.
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/03/15/kasamani_shooting/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Government paying lip service to UPR mechanism, deplores HRNJ-Uganda]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/03/14/upr_mechanism/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It is over 120 days since the government pledged to implement 170 recommendations in the area of human rights during the review at the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva in October 2011, but Uganda still falls well short of implementation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/03/14/upr_mechanism/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Criminal libel case against CBS journalist fails to take off]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/03/12/ssembuusi_lawsuit/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ronald Ssembuusi has been involved in a lengthy court case after he reported on alleged corruption in the Kalangala district. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:35:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/03/12/ssembuusi_lawsuit/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Admit UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression, urges HRNJ-Uganda]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/02/28/special_rapporteur/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[HRNJ-Uganda is shocked by the government's rejection of recommendations made to it during the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism to admit the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression to visit the country and assess the human rights situation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/02/28/special_rapporteur/</guid>
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