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Uganda:
Govt Re-Opens Monitor
New Vision, 30 May 2013
The Government on Thursday announced the re-opening of The Daily Monitor. Read more »
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Uganda:
Two Kampala Newspapers Unable to Publish for Past Ten Days
RSF, 29 May 2013
Reporters Without Borders is very worried by the fact that two Kampala-based newspapers have been forcibly occupied by the police and prevented from publishing since 20 May. Read more »
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Uganda:
Monitor Closure - Judiciary, Govt Erred
Observer, 30 May 2013
Following Daily Monitor's closure by the government over flimsy issues, a lot of pundits have, expectedly, lashed at the government for attempting to limit media freedoms. I wish… Read more »
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Uganda:
Welcome Back Daily Monitor, Red Pepper
Observer, 30 May 2013
The government today responded to growing pressure and widespread condemnation and reopened Monitor Publications and Red Pepper, which had been under police occupation since May… Read more »
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Uganda:
Sejusa Demands to Retire
Observer, 30 May 2013
In another scathing letter, Gen David Sejusa has repeated criticism of the army he helped mould and direct, as a member of the High Command. Read more »
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Uganda:
How Monitor Regained Its Freedom
Observer, 30 May 2013
The police siege of Daily Monitor and Red Pepper ended today, 10 days after the two independent English dailies were shutdown. Read more »
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Uganda:
Slideshow - Journalists Protest Police Siege of Daily Monitor, Red Pepper
Observer, 29 May 2013
Journalists have responded to police's continued occupation of Daily Monitor and Red Pepper premises by staging protests outside Daily Monitor premises in Namuwongo for the second… Read more »
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Uganda:
Daily Monitor to Resume Operations, Red Pepper Still Closed
Independent (Kampala), 30 May 2013
The outgoing Internal Affairs Minister, Hilary Onek has announced the reopening of the Monitor Publications Limited, over a week after closure by police detectives. Read more »
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Uganda:
Monitor Reopened, Red Pepper Still Waiting...
Observer, 30 May 2013
Government's statement on the reopening of Daily Monitor after 10 days of besiege Read more »
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Uganda:
Monitor, Red Pepper Closures Spark Protests in Uganda
CPJ, 29 May 2013
Ugandan police on Tuesday assaulted and detained several journalists who were among a crowd of demonstrators protesting the government's closure of four independent news outlets,… Read more »
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Uganda:
Uganda Group to File Court Complaint Over Newspaper Closure
VOA, 28 May 2013
The national coordinator of Uganda's Human Rights Network for Journalists, (HRNJ-U) says his group plans to file a court complaint Wednesday to force the government to allow the… Read more »
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Uganda:
Daily Monitor - Govt Must Not Kill a Dream So Fundamental
Observer, 26 May 2013
When President Museveni took the oath of office on January 29, 1986, he declared that the country was witnessing not a mere change of guards, but a "fundamental change". Read more »
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Uganda:
Daily Monitor, Red Pepper Siege Shame
Independent (Kampala), 24 May 2013
For the first time in decades, newspaper stalls and vendors did not have three prominent newspapers. The Daily Monitor, Red Pepper and Kamunye were not printed because police… Read more »