Uganda criticised for wildest media attack

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U.S. criticizes Uganda media attack

By Haggai Matsiko

The U.S. on May.21 criticised the raid of two newspapers and closure of two other radio stations saying the disruptions, no matter the justifications offered, risk having a chilling effect on the freedoms of expression and speech enshrined in the Ugandan Constitution.

"We understand Ugandan security authorities searched and di

U.S. criticizes Uganda media attack

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