Uganda Deports U.S. Journalist Over Political Opposition Coverage

On Friday 26 July 2013, the Ugandan government deported an American journalist, Taylor Krauss, over coverage of opposition related news in the capital of Kampala. He was detained for three days in a police cell without any charges preferred against him. He was accused of violating the country's immigration rules and working within the country illegally.

Details of the deportation could not be verified as the airport spokesperson couldn't confirm it because he was 'in a meeting'. But it was confirmed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, "If he is not at Jinja Road Police Station, then he has been taken to the airport. He has not been brought here (Internal Affairs Ministry headquarters). If you need to see him, go to the airport at Entebbe now," the Internal Affairs spokesperson, Jacob Simunyu, told HRNJ-Uganda Friday evening, adding that, "He was not charged because he was removed administratively".

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