Gulu, 18th June 2019; Okot Geoffrey, a journalist working with Choice FM in Gulu district Northern Uganda was allegedly assaulted on 16th June 2019 by Honorable Odonga Otto, Member of Parliament for Aruu County. Okot together with his fellow journalists were set to cover a football match between Acholi Province and West Nile Province organized…
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Member of Parliament assaults journalist while covering a football match
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DRONE MEDIA JOURNALIST CHARGED, RELEASED ON BAIL
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Launch of Press Freedom Index Report 2018
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Police switches off two radio stations in two weeks for hosting opposition’ Kiiza Besigye
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Member of Parliament assaults journalist while covering a football match
DRONE MEDIA JOURNALIST CHARGED, RELEASED ON BAIL
Kampala, 14th/June/2019; Court in Makindye has on the 14th June 2019 charged a Drone Media journalist Pidson Kareire with criminal libel and offensive communication contrary to sections 179 and 25 of the Penal Code Act and Computer Misuse act respectively. Middle East Consultants Limited, a labor export company dragged Pidson to court by private prosecution…
Police must stop notoriety of abusing people’s rights
This Publication was originally published on Daily Monitor website on 30 May 2019 Uganda Police Force have again been indicted as top human rights offenders in the latest survey by Human Rights Network for Journalists (HRNJ )Uganda. The report, which compiled incidents of human rights abuses against journalists in 2018, indicates that police committed 53…
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Zambia: New Rule Compels Whatsapp Admins in Zambia to Register Groups or Be Arrested
This post was originally published on AllAfrica website on 2 June 2018. All WhatsApp group administrators in Zambia will now be required to register the groups and set up codes of ethics or risk being arrested if there is a breach. The new rule was announced by Zambia Information and Communications Technology (ZICTA) boss Mofyta…
Police interrogates editor for “offensive communication”
Kampala, 20th /June/2017; The editor of Red Pepper Publications, Ben Byarabaha, was today quizzed by the Uganda Police media crimes unit for six hours over alleged “offensive communication” for publishing stories about the health of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), General Kale Kayihura. “You allegedly published an article titled, “Kayihura rushed to India” with intent to…
Red Pepper Directors and Editors charged with seven counts and remanded to prison
Kampala, 27th November 2017, After a week in detention at Nalufenya, a hardcore criminal detention center, the five Directors and three Editors of the Red Pepper publications have been charged before the Buganda Road Court with seven counts including publication of information prejudicial to national security, libel and offensive communication. The charged Directors include, Arinaitwe…
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Member of Parliament assaults journalist while covering a football match
Gulu, 18th June 2019; Okot Geoffrey, a journalist working with Choice FM in Gulu district Northern Uganda was allegedly assaulted on 16th June 2019 by Honorable Odonga Otto, Member of Parliament for Aruu County. Okot together with his fellow journalists were set to cover a football match between Acholi Province and West Nile Province organized…
DRONE MEDIA JOURNALIST CHARGED, RELEASED ON BAIL
Police switches off two radio stations in two weeks for hosting opposition’ Kiiza Besigye
East African Court of Justice hears applications filed by Attorney General and Media Legal Defence Initiative
Investigative journalists released on bond after two nights in jail
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Police must stop notoriety of abusing people’s rights
This Publication was originally published on Daily Monitor website on 30 May 2019 Uganda Police Force have again been indicted as top human rights offenders in the latest survey by Human Rights Network for Journalists (HRNJ )Uganda. The report, which compiled incidents of human rights abuses against journalists in 2018, indicates that police committed 53…
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CPJ’s #WhereIsAzory campaign to highlight missing Tanzanian journalist
This statement was originally published on CPJ website on 4 April 2019 New York, April 4, 2019–The Committee to Protect Journalists today launched the #WhereIsAzory campaign to bring attention to the case of Tanzanian freelance journalist Azory Gwanda, as tomorrow marks 500 days since he was last seen. The campaign intends to raise awareness about…
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Launch of Press Freedom Index Report 2018
Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda has on the 28th May 2019, launched its 10th edition of the press freedom index report titled IMPUNITY – A Cry for Media Freedom. The report contains documentation of abuses and violations committed by different actors in 2018. The 2018 press freedom index findings depict a general escalation in abuses…
