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By HRNJ-Uganda Alerts(2016) Attacks Featured
Kampala, 10th/08/2016; A Bukedde newspaper journalist, Joseph Mutebi was 10th August, 2016 assaulted by commercial (boda boda ) cyclists believed…
By HRNJ-Uganda Alerts(2016) Attacks Featured
Nateete, 25th/July/2016; A Delta Television journalist Jamil Mukiibi was attacked by commercial motorcyclists (Bodaboda) as he covered a scuffle between…
By HRNJ-Uganda Featured Free Expression and The Law Freedom of Assembly Press Release
Press Statement: Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) with great concern condemn in the strongest terms, the ever growing tendency…
By HRNJ-Uganda Alerts(2015) Featured Impunity
Kampala, 17th /November/2015; A journalist working with a private station, Delta TV, Isaac Kugonza, was on Monday 16th/November/2015 shot by…
By HRNJ-Uganda Alerts(2015) Featured
Kampala, 15th/October/2015; Police in Jinja district in Eastern Uganda have on the 15th October shot and injured a Radio One…
By HRNJ-Uganda Alerts(2015) Featured
Kampala, 15th September 2015; further hearing of a case in which a Wavah Broadcasting Services (WBS) Journalist, Andrew Lwanga was…
By HRNJ-Uganda Alerts(2015)
Kampala, 04th / July / 2015; High Court in Kampala, on 03rd July 2015, nullified the Speaker’s dismissal of journalists…
By HRNJ-Uganda Alerts(2015)
Wakiso, 08th/June/2015; The Chief Magistrate’s Court of Nabweru at Kasangati has on 08th June, dismissed a case in which a…
By HRNJ-Uganda Alerts(2015)
Kampala, 15th/February/2015; The Minister of Internal Affairs, Gen. Aronda Nyakairima has ordered for investigations into cases of violations of media…