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STILL MISSING: ABDUCTED NUP VP WESTERN UGANDA JOLLY JACKLYN TUKAMUSHABA’S FAMILY WORRIED & STRUGGLING

Ashaba Patricia,the first born of Jackline Tukamushaba - NUP Vice President Western Uganda and Rukiga district Woman MP candidate (who is still missing) and family members have narrated firsthand...

Uganda expels 3rd French journalist during election period

By Reporters Without Borders-RSF.  RSF firmly condemns the series of expulsions targeting French journalists around Uganda’s presidential election,...

CDF & First Son Muhoozi Kainerugaba: We have so far killed 30 opposition supporters,over 2000 arrested 

The head of the Ugandan army and son of newly re-elected President Yoweri Museveni, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on...

Blood & Ballots in Uganda: Powerful Leaders including Speaker Anita Among Implicated

Uganda continues to grapple with serious setbacks hindering democracy countrywide, as citizens head to the polls to elect...

SCANDAL: Heritage International School Principal Dr. Kymmberli Stowe denied entry into Uganda,Head of School Alan Corfield,HR Boss Tiffany Stevenson,NSSF & others Implicated 

INSIDE STORY.  An American principal of Heritage International School, Dr. Kymmberli Stowe who has been at loggerheads with school’s management,...

Uganda expels 3rd French journalist during election period

By Reporters Without Borders-RSF.  RSF firmly condemns the series of expulsions targeting French journalists around Uganda’s presidential election, which saw the incumbent re-elected for...

AI,Local Media & Local Communities: IPI World Congress & Media Innovation Festival 2025 

The International Press Institute-IPI and partners recently held the 2025 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival in Vienna Austria, October 23rd to 25th...

UGANDA: MEDIA UNDER ATTACK AHEAD OF 2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS

Additional Reporting - The Observer  Ug. Uganda Editors’ Guild (UEG), the apex body representing the country’s senior newsroom leaders across all media platforms, has...

New ACME Report: The Widening Gap between Uganda’s Media Laws and Constitutional Protections

CREDIT - ACME.   Uganda’s media sector faces mounting constraints from restrictive laws, expansive regulatory controls and financial pressure, according to a new report by...

Crisis in Journalism

PRESS RELEASE. LONDON/WASHINGTON, D.C. — Independent media outlets around the world are facing an unprecedented crisis, according to a new report released today by...

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: At least 1,623 journalists killed worldwide

Impunity for crimes against journalists – especially the killing of journalists – is a major threat to press freedom worldwide. Over a decade after...