Freedom of the Press 2007: Uganda
27 February 2008
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Stories on alleged parliament budget misappropriation leads to the arrest of journalists Dickson Mubiru and Alirabaki Ssengooba.
Ugandans turn to digital spaces to push for transparency and accountability and spotlight parliament’s excesses.
A petition by the Sexual Minorities Uganda Group (SMUG) to compel the government to register its name was rejected on the basis that it goes against “public interest.”