Police Arrest Uganda's Opposition Leader Besigye
Former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye has been arrested on his way to the party headquarters in Kampala.
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Uganda:
Police Arrest Opposition Leader Besigye
Monitor, 5 April 2016
Police in Kampala have arrested former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate, Kizza Besigye who was going to the party headquarters at Najjanankumbi, Kampala for… Read more »
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Uganda:
Police Block Opposition's Besigye on His Way to Attend Prayers
Monitor, 5 April 2016
Police have blocked former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate, Kizza Besigye who was going to the party headquarters at Najjanankumbi, Kampala for the routine… Read more »
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Uganda:
Besigye Vows Not to Surrender 'Election Win' to Museveni
Observer, 4 April 2016
Retired Col Kizza Besigye, the former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate has vowed not to surrender his victory to incumbent president, Yoweri Museveni. Read more »
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Uganda:
Under Siege Besigye Jogs to Stay Sane
Observer, 4 April 2016
A police siege, which has locked him in his home in Kasangati for almost 50 days has led Dr Kizza Besigye several ways of coping with isolation and keeping his mind and body in… Read more »
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Uganda:
Election Petition Verdict Leaves Besigye Arrest Question Pending
East African, 2 April 2016
Even though Uganda's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday March 31, to uphold the outcome of the February 18 presidential election, the elephant in the room remains the unresolved… Read more »
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Uganda:
Police Back Off Opposition Leader's Home
DW, 1 April 2016
Security forces were ordered to withdraw from Kizza Besigye's home where he has been under house arrest, said Uganda's top police official. But the FDC party said police forces… Read more »
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Uganda:
Police to Withdraw From Opposition Leader Besigye's Home
Monitor, 1 April 2016
The Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura has instructed Kasangati Police Station Divisional Police Commander to withdraw security officers deployed at for Forum for… Read more »
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