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Crackdown on Ugandan Opposition Continues

After a long standoff, Ugandan police arrested former opposition leader Kizza Besigye. This follows a post by Bobi Wine on his twitter account that police shot into a crowd of supporters near his convoy, killing one person.

  • Uganda:   Besigye, Police in Jinja Standoff

    Monitor, 26 February 2020

    Police in Jinja are currently held up in a standoff with former FDC President, Dr Kizza Besigye after the opposition figure spent a night in the district. Read more »

Denis Edema

Police in Jinja block former FDC President Kizza Besigye at Sunset Hotel in Jinja where he spent the night ahead of a rally at Kazimingi market, behind the Taxi Park on February 26, 2020.

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