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Uganda:
Besigye to Face Fresh Treason Charges Tomorrow
Observer, 17 May 2016
Former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye is expected to appear before the Nakawa Chief Magistrates court tomorrow to be charged with treason, a case earlier read for him… Read more »
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Uganda:
Calm Returns to Moroto After Besigye's Transfer to Luzira Prison
Monitor, 17 May 2016
Residents of Moroto town have resumed business normally after the transfer of former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye from Moroto to Luzira… Read more »
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Uganda:
Police Quiz Wafula Over Besigye Swearing In Video
Monitor, 17 May 2016
The out-going leader of the Opposition Wafula Oguttu Tuesday reported at the Special Investigations Division (SID) of the Uganda Police after skipping yesterday's summonses in… Read more »
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Uganda:
Police to Quiz Opposition Leaders Over Besigye Swearing-in
Monitor, 17 May 2016
Three Forum for Democratic Change party leaders are expected to appear at the Special Investigations Division of the Uganda Police today after skipping yesterday's summonses in… Read more »
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Uganda:
Opposition Leaders Go Missing
Monitor, 17 May 2016
Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has tasked the police to explain the disappearance of some party leaders. Read more »
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Uganda:
Interview - Besigye Talks About His Treason Charge
Monitor, 16 May 2016
When former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye was on May 11 arrested in the city centre, it was unsurprising since this was happening for the umpteenth time. However, when he… Read more »
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Uganda:
Oguttu, Birigwa and Ekanya Also Face Treason Charges
Independent (Kampala), 16 May 2016
Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) party officials will appear at the Special Investigations Department tomorrow to record statements in relation to the video that showed former… Read more »
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Uganda:
Museveni Orders Investigation Into Besigye's Escape
Observer, 16 May 2016
Col Kizza Besigye's dramatic escape from a police siege at his Kasangati home on Wednesday jolted President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni into ordering Gen Kale Kayihura, the police… Read more »
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Uganda:
Negotiate With Opposition Leaders Instead of Jailing Them - Mbabazi
Monitor, 16 May 2016
Former presidential candidate Amama Mbabazi has criticized government for jailing Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader Dr Kizza Besigye, the runner-up in the February 18… Read more »
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Uganda:
Besigye Airlifted to Luzira Prison
Observer, 16 May 2016
Col Dr Kizza Besigye has been transferred from Moroto to Kampala to face charges of treason. Read more »
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Uganda:
Jokes Aside, the Future Looks Bleak
Observer, 16 May 2016
The recent court order declaring FDC's 'defiance' campaign illegal is bound to provide fodder for many a comedian and for many years. Read more »
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Uganda:
Is Karamoja Uganda's Robben Island?
Monitor, 16 May 2016
Last Wednesday, Dr Kizza Besigye, the runner-up in the February 18 presidential election, was arrested in Kampala and three days later, charged with treason in the north-eastern… Read more »
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Uganda:
Court Orders Besigye Transfer to Luzira Prison
Monitor, 16 May 2016
Moroto Chief Magistrate court has ordered the transfer of Dr Kizza Besigye from Moroto Government Prisons where he's currently being held to Luzira Prison in Kampala. Read more »
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Uganda:
Opposition Warns Museveni on Using Brutal Force
Observer, 16 May 2016
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President Gen Mugisha Muntu warned on Saturday, four days after the arrest and detention of Col Kizza Besigye, that President Museveni should… Read more »
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Uganda:
Inside the Dr Besigye Treason Case - Round II
Monitor, 15 May 2016
Dr Kizza Besigye is no stranger to charges of treason. On November 14, 2005, before the then Buganda Road Chief Magistrate Margaret Tibulya, he was charged with the same offence.… Read more »
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Uganda:
One Dies in Moroto Prison Fight After Besigye Arrival
Monitor, 15 May 2016
One inmate was killed after fighting broke out between prisoners in Moroto prison when Dr Kizza Besigye had just been thrown into the cells. Read more »
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Uganda:
After Failed Petition, FDC Left With Few Options
East African, 14 May 2016
Following the Supreme Court's rejection of a petition against President Yoweri Museveni's re-election in February, the question is: What next for Uganda's political opposition? Read more »
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Uganda:
Muntu Faults Judiciary on Besigye Treason Case
Monitor, 14 May 2016
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Mugisha Muntu yesterday faulted the Judiciary on the way Dr Kizza Besigye, the party's candidate in the February presidential elections,… Read more »
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Uganda:
Uganda Opposition, NRM Must Rethink Themselves
East African, 14 May 2016
While Ugandans and the rest of the world are focusing on President Yoweri Museveni and how he intends to run the country over the next five years, little attention is being paid to… Read more »