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– Ugandan ruling party youth convicted of assaulting journalists (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 29, 2017

In what HRNJ-Uganda describes as a "milestone in defence of media freedom", five youth supporters of the ruling National Resistance Movement party have been found guilty of assaulting three journalists who were covering the Entebbe Local Council elections.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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