Articles by Human Rights Network for Journalists – Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda)
Police brutally assault journalists covering university students’ protest
Over 15 journalists who were covering a press conference convened by the Guild Council leaders of Makerere University were teargassed and beaten by the police as they forced them out of the University campus.
Ugandan journalists deliver petition to police despite heavy resistance
Ugandan journalists from a diverse array of associations persisted in their mission to deliver a petition protesting police brutality despite the heavy handed tactics to prevent them from doing so.
Covering politics becomes risky business for Ugandan journalists
Journalists are getting caught up in the fray as Ugandan authorities clamp down on gatherings by opposition politiicians.
Ugandan MP needlessly attacks journalist covering football match
A Member of Parliament from Aruu County in Uganda attacked Okot Geoffrey during a football match that the journalist was covering.
Radio stations taken off air for hosting opposition leader
In the space of two weeks, two radio stations in Uganda were taken off the air, minutes into their talk shows during which they were hosting Dr. Kizza Besigye, leader of the opposition party Forum for Democratic Change.
Uganda: BBC journalists ‘facing trumped up charges’
The detained BBC journalists say they were working on an investigation into the alleged sale of government drugs on the black market.
Ugandan Unity FM radio station raided, taken off air and journalists arrested
Uganda’s Unity FM radio station was raided by heavily armed police personnel and military officers, taken off air and 6 of their journalists were arrested for allegedly inciting violence.
Twelve Uganda journalists on a hit list
A hit list with the names of 12 journalists and reasons why they should be killed was sent to the offices of the South Buganda Journalists Association (SOBUJA) in Uganda.