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    <title>IFEX - Uganda</title>
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    <description>Uganda</description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Court acquits “Daily Monitor” editors]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/02/08/monitor_editors_acquitted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Kampala court threw out forgery charges against managing editor Daniel Kalinaki and political editor Henry Ochieng.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Police officer shoots at journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/01/26/kasamani_shot_at/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The officer shot at Isaac Kasamani as he took a photograph of a teargas canister thrown near Forum for Democratic Change leader Kizza Besigye's car.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Radio journalist attacked at gunpoint in front of his family]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/01/25/tugume_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Though the motive of the attackers is as yet unclear, Gideon Tugume has reportedly been trailed by unknown individuals recently.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/01/25/tugume_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Three journalists assaulted as police arrest opposition politicians]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/01/23/journalists_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Michael Kigozi of Radio One, K-FM journalist Hadijah Mwanje and Nasser Kayanja of Radio Simba were assaulted by several individuals, including law enforcement officers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Police beat up journalist, delete photos and charge him with trespassing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/01/13/ezaruk_harasssed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Frank Ezaruk was covering a story about land in Manilamintwiea where people were evicted in 1920.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - HRNJ-Uganda condemns assault on journalist by police]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/01/06/opio_assault/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Emmanuel Opio was assaulted by the Deputy Regional Police Commander while covering a story regarding the interrogation of four suspects by the police during a demonstration protesting lack of electricity in their region.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/01/06/opio_assault/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Police block demonstration by friends, family member of slain journalist  ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/12/09/demostration_blocked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friends and family of Charles Ingabire submitted a request for police protection to hold the demonstration but they were repeatedly turned down.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/12/09/demostration_blocked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Rwandan journalist shot dead in Kampala, Uganda]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/12/07/ingabire_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/12/07/ingabire_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Prison warders detain visiting journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/12/05/masaka_arrests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The four journalists had taken photographs of the poor sanitary conditions at the prison when they were detained and their cameras confiscated. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/12/05/masaka_arrests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Editor of Rwandan newspaper killed in Kampala ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/12/02/ingabire_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Charles Ingabire, who edited the online newspaper "Inyenyeri", was a vocal critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/12/02/ingabire_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Newspaper offices raided, guard killed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/11/24/eddoboozi_raid/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Unidentified assailants raided the "Eddoboozi" newspaper's headquarters and made off with a large number of computers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/11/24/eddoboozi_raid/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Journalists face ongoing threats, harassment]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/11/23/journalists_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journalists Stephen Komakech and Ronald Ssembuusi each received threats after reporting on corruption in the government. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/11/23/journalists_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Television reporter injured while covering demonstration, another briefly detained]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/10/25/reporter_injured/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Julius Ssenkandwa was struck in the head and injured when a stone was thrown at him while he was covering the arrest of opposition leader Kiiza Besigye.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Spotlight on human rights means no more hiding, says ARTICLE 19]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/10/12/upr_2011/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ARTICLE 19 urges Uganda to use the occasion of the Universal Periodic Review as an opportunity to review and repeal unduly restrictive freedom of expression legislation and address the issue of violence against journalists, human rights defenders and political opponents. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/10/12/upr_2011/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Radio station succumbs to pressure, suspends political talk show]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/10/07/talk_show_suspended/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Kitara FM radio station has reportedly suspended its political talk show after it sparked controversy by discussing the manner in which an army deserter was arrested.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/10/07/talk_show_suspended/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Journalist harassed over political talk show]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/09/28/kajumba_intimidated/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Samuel Kajumba has been harassed since discussing on his show the manner in which the army arrested an alleged deserter.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/09/28/kajumba_intimidated/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Author arrested for publishing book that called for president to step down]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/09/21/nzaramba_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vincent Nzaramba is being detained at the Rapid Response Unit headquarters in Kampala and has reportedly gone on a hunger strike to protest his treatment. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/09/21/nzaramba_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Local council leaders move to bar media activities in Kalangala district]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/09/14/kalangala_ban/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[If the resolution is passed it will automatically become a by-law under which journalists could be arrested and prosecuted for trespassing.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/09/14/kalangala_ban/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Charges against human rights defender dropped]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/09/13/kimathi_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Al-Amin Kimathi had been charged with terrorism, as well as murder and attempted murder, and was held in pre-trial detention for nearly a year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/09/13/kimathi_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Kibaale journalist injured while covering student protest
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/07/25/kasooha_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Freelancer Ismail Kasooha was struck with stones in the chest and stomach while covering the protest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/07/25/kasooha_assaulted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Radio presenter goes missing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/07/22/okello_missing/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[HRNJ-Uganda fears that the disappearance of Augustine Okello could be related to his work on a morning call-in show which touches on political, social, economic and cultural issues.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/07/22/okello_missing/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Government passes Access to Information Act regulations
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/07/07/access_regulations_passed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The regulations, which are meant to operationalise the Access to Information Act passed by parliament six years ago, were gazetted in April but kept from the public until recently.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/07/07/access_regulations_passed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Television journalist assaulted, detained by police]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/06/27/ssebalamu_beaten_charged/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[An eyewitness said Kigongo Ssebalamu was assaulted by a group of police officers after he refused to stop filming a village meeting.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/06/27/ssebalamu_beaten_charged/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Civil society seeks independent inquiry into April killings]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/06/17/independent_inquiry/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A broad coalition of 105 human rights, media, and development organisations urged the president to invite the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/06/17/independent_inquiry/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Radio talk show hosts questioned after opposition leader appears on show]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/06/15/hosts_questioned/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Charles Mwanguhya Mpagi who hosts KFM's "Hot seat" and his co-host Bernard Tabaire were interrogated at the Naguru Special Investigation Unit.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/06/15/hosts_questioned/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Journalist released on bail after brief detention]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/06/06/released_on_bail/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Timothy Kalyegira was released on bail after pleading not guilty to a charge of having defamed President Yoweri Museveni.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/06/06/released_on_bail/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - ARTICLE 19 calls on East African Community to discuss Uganda's human rights record]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/06/02/human_rights_record/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[During May 2011 alone, at least nine people died following brutal attacks by state security agents and many more were injured, including journalists.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/06/02/human_rights_record/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Police storm printing press]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/06/01/printing_company_raided/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The police raided and searched the premises of Prime General Supply, which prints the "Ggwanga" paper, hours after the paper's offices were raided.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/06/01/printing_company_raided/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Security forces raid newspaper's offices, detain staff]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/26/ggwanga_raid/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["The arrest of our colleagues is part of a wider campaign to harass journalists and silence voices who are critical of the government of president Museveni," said HRNJ-Uganda.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/26/ggwanga_raid/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Court dismisses case against radio journalist
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/24/musisi_case_dismissed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In 2004, Supreme Court Judge J.N. Mulenga declared the law on "publishing false news" unconstitutional, saying it exerted an unacceptable chilling effect on freedom of expression.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 14:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/24/musisi_case_dismissed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - President identifies news media as "enemies" of the state]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/24/museveni_letter/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[President Museveni's remarks come one week after he announced a constitutional amendment that implicitly threatens journalists who cover protests.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 12:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/24/museveni_letter/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Four journalists beaten by police, camera confiscated]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/20/lubigi_assaults/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The journalists were covering the eviction of Lubigi wetland encroachers carried out by police.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 12:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/20/lubigi_assaults/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Journalists, protesters and politicians under attack amid opposition protests]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/18/crackdown_on_opposition/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 15:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/18/crackdown_on_opposition/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Ten reporters injured by security forces while covering opposition leader's return
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/18/ten_reporters_injured/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The violence was the latest round in a campaign to gag the media that has been waged ever since Museveni's election victory and the start of "walk-to-work" demonstrations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 10:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/18/ten_reporters_injured/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kenya - Human rights investigator deported]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2011/05/17/gutteridge_deported/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Clara Gutteridge case fits a trend of silencing critics of counterterrorism abuses, Human Rights Watch said.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 09:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2011/05/17/gutteridge_deported/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Journalist's home set ablaze]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/12/musinguzi_home_set_ablaze/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Goodluck Musinguzi has covered a number of controversial stories in recent weeks. No one has yet been arrested in connection with the attack.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/12/musinguzi_home_set_ablaze/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - TV journalist detained after filming MP's arrest]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/09/ntege_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Two armed, plainclothes police officers arrested Williams Ntege after he was caught filming the arrest of Kampala MP Nabirah Ssempala and refused to leave the scene of the arrest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/09/ntege_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Radio journalist shot by anti-riot police while covering opposition march]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/06/nabatanzi_shot/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[HRNJ-Uganda has learned that anti-riot police targeted journalists who were covering a brutal attack on Democratic Party supporters.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/05/06/nabatanzi_shot/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - ISPs harassed, told to shut down Facebook and Twitter for 24 hours]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/04/25/social_media_pressure/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As activists and politicians intensify "Walk to Work" campaign actions, ISPs were instructed to shut down Facebook and Twitter platforms for 24 hours.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/04/25/social_media_pressure/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Authorities arrest opposition, battle journalists and protesters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/04/20/walk_to_work_protests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/04/20/walk_to_work_protests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Eight journalists injured in "walk-to-work" protest]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/04/18/eight_injured/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The attacks appear to have been organised to prevent journalists from documenting the brutal attacks on protestors, says HRNJ-Uganda.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/04/18/eight_injured/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Journalist detained, assaulted by police]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/04/14/bambalazabwe_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ssemakula Bambalazabwe was detained for 12 hours at the Mutundwe police post after covering a scuffle between Kampala University students and the university administration.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/04/14/bambalazabwe_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Journalist charged under abolished "false news" law]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/04/13/musisi_charged/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["It's unfortunate that individuals in legal institutions use illegitimate laws under the guise of bringing justice," said HRNJ-Uganda.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/04/13/musisi_charged/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - District commissioner threatens to file lawsuit against two journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/04/07/charges_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Goodluck Musinguzi and Robert Muhereza reported that a Kabale official had threatened to shoot an electrical company employee.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/04/07/charges_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Photojournalist assaulted at court by district councillor]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/03/30/baraire_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Kanungu town councillor Emmy Magezi Byarugaba was reportedly angered by media reports on his court case and the fact that photojournalist Patson Baraire was photographing him without permission.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/03/30/baraire_assaulted/</guid>
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      <description><![CDATA[Central Broadcasting Service (CBS FM) correspondent Yoweri Musisi was arrested after filing a series of stories on home break-ins in areas of Luwunga, Nkozi and Bwere.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - HRNJ-Uganda flags government failure to honour free expression commitments in advance of UPR]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Uganda, a member of the UN Human Rights Council, is up for a review of its human rights situation in October 2011 under the Universal Periodic Review mechanism.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ARTICLE 19 highlighted the restrictive legislation related to the media and freedom of expression; the failure of the government to implement the access to information legislation; and the frequent attacks on journalists, human rights defenders and political opponents.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uganda - Demonstrating students assault two journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2011/03/16/university_assaults/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Brian Luwaga, of "Kamunye" newspaper, and Edward Bindhe, a stringer with Uganda Radio Network, were invited by the Mutesa I Royal University guild president to cover the demonstration.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[David Lukakama, of the Voice of Busoga radio station, and Hasfa Nakyanzi, of Top Television, were covering the violently dispersed demonstration in Jinja town.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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