Kampala, 27th/July/2012; a number of journalists were violently dispersed by the police in Kampala, leaving two injured and a photo camera shuttered.The journalists were July 26thcovering a story where the police were blocking the city Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago with some Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) councilors from effecting a court decision to re-open the…
Media Report Indicates Growing Impunity for Journalist Attackers
Kampala, 27th/July/2012; A mid-year report released by Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) has indicated that the environment for frontline journalists is getting more risky at the hands of the security agencies especially the police.Since January 2012, HRNJ-Uganda has recorded 50 attacks on journalists in the past seven months alone compared to 107 cases documented…
Journalist Released From Jail after Fulfilling Bail Conditions
Kampala, 26/July/2012; The High Court in Kampala has released Augustine Okello from jail where he was remanded three weeks ago after failing to fulfill his bail conditions. On the 3rd day of July 2012, Justice Lameck Mukasa granted Okello bail but set stringent conditions including depositing Eight Million Uganda Shillings cash before being released. He…
Court orders for city mayor’s arrest over Journalist assault
Kampala, 13th/July/2012; Court in Kampala has ordered for the arrest of the Mayor of Kampala’s Central Division Godfrey Nyakaana Amooti to face trial over robbery and assault of a Red Pepper journalist George Fidel Arinaitwe.The warrant was issued by the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate Mary Khainza after Nyakaana failed to heed to criminal summons issued…
Monitor journalist assaulted, detained by police in Masaka
Masaka, 13th/ July/2012; Police in Masaka detained a Daily Monitor journalist while covering the Bukoto South by-elections. He was handcuffed and assaulted by a female police officer.Herbert Muggaga was arrested at Kinoni town in Masaka at around 10:00PM local time as he went to his hotel and detained at the Masaka Central Police Station for…
Court Orders for Arrest of Journalist Attackers
Wakiso, 11th/July/2012; Court has renewed orders for the arrest of two men accused of assaulting a Vision Group journalist Rebecca Nakame. Katongole Issa, 26 and Mutagubya Jamil, 38 were supposed to appear in court on this day after the Entebe Court Grade II Magistrate Nassimolo ordered for their arrest when they failed to heed criminal…
CBS JOURNALIST GRILLED FOR THREE HOURS OVER RADIO PROGRAM.
Kampala, 09th/July/2012; the police have grilled a Central Broadcasting Services (CBS) talk show host for three hours over a political programme he moderated last month.Meddie Nsereko Ssebuliba, a prominent talk show host in the country working with the Buganda Kingdom-owned radio CBS, appeared before the police’s media crimes department at the CID headquarters at Kibuli-…
COURT GRANTS BAIL TO JOURNALIST FACING TREASON
Kampala, 03rd/July/2012; High Court in Kampala has granted bail to a journalist suspected of treason after a year in jail. He however has been remanded to Luzira prison after failing to pay the bail money. Augustine Okello, a radio presenter at Rhino FM (a branch of Top Radio) in Lira was bonded on UG.X 8…
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