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– IAPA denounces murder of broadcast journalist Valentín Rúa Tezada (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News August 8, 2018

His colleagues said that he had been working for 15 years at the radio station and that he was dedicated to disseminating community issues and the needs of the local population. It is not known if he had received death threats.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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