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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...

WESTERN UGANDA: Kabale journalists decry intimidation by LCV Chairman Nelson Nshangabasheija

Aaron Ainomugisha. Kabale-based journalists in Kigezi sub region western Uganda have decried continued intimidation by the Kabale district LCV Chairman, Nelson Nshangabasheija. The journalists on...

THE DIGITAL ERA & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: COMMISSIONER CRISPIN KAHERU ON OPPORTUNITIES & DISPARITIES

Article by Hon. Crispin Kaheru, Commissioner Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC, on the impact of today’s digital era/online spaces. The world has commemorated the International...

88.3 ENDIGYITO FM SWITCHED OFF WHILE HOSTING NUP PARTY PRESIDENT BOBI WINE

Media and political activists in Mbarara city and other parts of western Uganda have expressed concern over the narrowing freedom, accusing the Uganda Communications...

3 ARMED ROBBERS STORM MWINJOYO FM STUDIOS IN NAKURU KENYA,PRESENTERS ROBBED LIVE ON AIR

Kenyan police and other security agencies in Kenya are investigating circumstances under which three armed robbers stormed Nakuru-based gospel radio station Mwinjoyo FM studios...

ACME confirms new partners for the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2022 

The African Centre for Media Excellence-ACME has confirmed its new partners supporting the Uganda National Journalism Awards-UNJA 2022, with the awards gala slated for...