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Acholi MPs condemn brutality against journalists

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Members of the Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) have condemned the repeated brutality against media practitioners by state agencies and security personnel.   The MPs say that journalists and media practitioners are key in sharing information, awareness creation and speaking for the voiceless, something which makes them …

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EU, US embassy concerned over growing abuse of journalists

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The European Union -EU Delegation to Uganda has expressed concern about situations of arrest and assault of journalists implicating security personnel that rarely progress to prosecution. Nicolaj Petersen, the Danish Ambassador to Uganda aired the EU’s concern while delivering a speech at the Uganda Editors’ …

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Military police officers assault journalists covering power protest

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Two journalists in Wakiso district are nursing injuries after being battered by military police officers while covering protests by residents of Kayunga on Wednesday over the prolonged power blackout in their area. They are Amon Kayanja from Salt Media and Teddy Nakaliga from Spark/NTV, which …

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PM Rugunda ordered to explain security brutality against journalists

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Parliament has directed the Prime Minister  Dr Ruhakana Rugunda to give a statement on the continued attacks on journalists by security officers in the country. This is after the Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake raised a matter of national importance in which he …

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Journalists threatened over continued exposure of insecurity in Karamoja

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto based radio journalists are panicking after unknown warriors threatened their lives. The threats were issued through letters that were dropped at Akica and Ateker radio stations in Moroto district early this week. In the letters, four-morning show presenters were issued with warnings over what the …

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Minister Nabakooba launches Uganda Media Sector Working Group

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private media players and the government have launched a new shot at professionalization and regulation of the media, with the launch of the Uganda Media Sector Working Group, UMSWG. The initiative, which is a joint effort between the leaders of private media organizations and government …

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