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Uganda: Brutality, Legal Battles as World Press Freedom Day Marked
Monitor, 3 May 2016
Early last year, Andrew Lwanga, a cameraman with Wavah Broadcasting Services (WBS) was part of journalists covering the arrest of youth activists when suddenly policemen, led by… Read more »
Media Freedom on the Decline in Uganda?
The relationship between the government and media has been characterised by brutality by security forces, legal battles and endless abuses, writes Ephraim Kasozi in The Monitor.
Wavah Broadcasting Services' Lwanga winces in pain after he was clobbered by Old Kampala DPC Joram Mwesigye.
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Uganda: Communications Bill a Threat to Free Expression
Monitor, 3 May 2016
Today is World Press Freedom Day. A little over a month ago, the government introduced a Bill whose most alarming effect would be to take away the oversight and legislative… Read more »
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Uganda: MP-Elect Mbabaali Withdraws 2012 Petition
Monitor, 3 May 2016
Lwengo MP-elect, Muyanja Mbabaali has withdrawn a Constitutional petition in which he was challenging a 2011 judgment by the Court of Appeal, saying the case had been overtaken by… Read more »
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Uganda: Journalists and Civil Society Activists Mark Press Freedom Day
Monitor, 3 May 2016
Journalists and free speech activists will today hold a procession through Kampala streets to mark World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) 2016, the African Centre for Media Excellence… Read more »
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Uganda: Press Freedom - Uganda On the Decline
Monitor, 3 May 2016
The journalism fraternity in Uganda will today join the rest of the world to mark the World Press Freedom Day amid an increasingly challenging environment marked by intimidation,… Read more »
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Uganda: Dismiss Journalists Case, House Tells Court
Monitor, 28 April 2016
Parliament has asked court to dismiss with costs a case in which journalists are challenging its decision to expel reporters without degree qualifications from covering… Read more »
