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Ugandan Journalists to be Charged with Treason

Eight Red Pepper journalists who were arrested on Tuesday are to be charged with treason, an offence punishable by death. It has been reported that the arrests were made in relation to a story which ran on November 20 about a plot to overthrow Rwanda's president Paul Kagame.

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Red Pepper's Chief Commercial Officer James Mujuni, centre, being dragged by security operatives on Tuesday November 21, 2017.

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