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ANOTHER WAVE OF STATE-SPONSORED ABDUCTIONS? How Activist Ninye Tabz was abducted 

The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has raised alarm over the reported activist Andrew Natumanya, popularly known online as ‘Ninye Tabz.’ NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya said Natumanya was...

Blue Community Network officially Welcomes Rise Communities Africa-RISECOM

The Blue Community Network has officially designated and welcomed another partner in Africa, Rise Communities Africa-RISECOM from Uganda. RISECOM...

Is Africa’s climate crisis a legal crisis too?

Is Africa's climate crisis a legal crisis too? States' duties under human rights law. A landmark climate case is being heard...

Human Rights Foundation Calls Out Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport Immigration Officers for Harassing Ugandan Activist Agather Atuhaire

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has  called out Dutch immigration officers at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport for what it...

D/Speaker Thomas Tayebwa Implicated: Who is Fighting Victoria University VC Dr. Lawrence Muganga 

What began as a routine ministerial vetting quickly turned into one of the most dramatic sessions before Parliament’s...

UGANDA COMMUNICATION COMMISSION SHUTS DOWN 11 RADIO STATIONS

The Uganda Communications Commission-UCC has ordered the shutdown of 11 radio stations across the country for operating illegally. The UCC ED, Hon. Nyombi Thembo...

Ugandan Journalists Should Be Patriotic – Ambassador Dickson Ogwang 

Aaron Ainomugisha. Uganda has increasingly become a priority for foreign investors, superpowers and other foreign players undertaking different projects due to different favorable diplomatic...

UMEME CITED IN KABALE JOURNALISTS’ & SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS’ ARREST AS LOCALS PLAN TO ‘MARCH TO UMEME’ 

Police in Kabale municipality western Uganda have been accused by media rights activists for conniving with UMEME to arrest a group of journalists and...

PROMOTING QUALITY & IMPACTFUL JOURNALISM: Uganda National Journalism Awards 2024 winners

CREDIT – The African Centre for Media-Excellence-ACME.  The winners of the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2024 were announced at a colourful gala held at...

SHRINKING PRESS FREEDOM IN UGANDA: JOURNALISTS DICKSON MUBIRU AND ALIRABAKI SSENGOBA FURTHUR REMANDED

SHRINKING PRESS FREEDOM IN UGANDA. Buganda road court has further remanded two journalists, Dickson Mubiru and Alirabaki Ssengooba to Luzira prison until July 9,...

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange freed in US plea deal

After a years-long legal saga, Wikileaks says that founder Julian Assange has left the UK after reaching a deal with US authorities, for him...