Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Editors Guild, an umbrella body that brings together Editors, senior journalists and Scholars of Journalism, has petitioned High Court in Kampala challenging the accreditation of journalists by the Media Council of Uganda. The council issued a directive on December 10, 2020, requiring all …
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THIS WEEK: Magistrates sets December 19 to decide on red pepper editors’ bail Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Chief Magistrate James Eremye Mawanda said editors and directors of the local tabloid Red Pepper will have their bail application ruled on Dec.19. The magistrate who said needed to review …
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Pressure mounts on government over closure of spicy tabloid Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Newspapers, human rights organisations and civil society groups have condemned the arrest of the five directors and three editors of Red Pepper as a blatant attack on press freedom in Uganda. The Committee to Protect Journalists …
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By Ronald Musoke Much as reporting on the health sector in Uganda has made progress over the last decade, there is still room for improvement, according to Michael Wakabi, The East African’s Uganda Bureau editorial head. Wakabi, a veteran journalist, was speaking to a group of health journalists during the …
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