Uganda Journalists

Uganda government condemned for closing newspapers and radio stations in latest media attack

There will be no Daily Monitor or Red Pepper on the streets on Tuesday.  Neither are Ugandans able to listen to Nation Media owned Kfm and Dembe fm radio stations. These media houses were today shut down. Journalists and human rights activists have today condemned the action by the government to close down two newspapers and […]

Journalists beaten while covering students strike

A Kibaale district based journalist Ismail Kasooha has been  ill-treated while covering a strike by rioting students of St. Adolf Secondary School. Kasooha, a freelance with the New Vision and Kagadi Kibaale Community Radio (KKCR) was reportedly hit with stones by rowdy students who also pelted stones at their teachers. The irate students staged a violent […]

Mbarara journalist assaulted while covering widow’s house demolition

Amosias Ayebazibwe, the correspondent of a daily tabloid, the Red Pepper publication based in Mbarara has been assaulted for covering a demolition of a house belonging to a window identified as Asiimwe. He was assaulted by a mob led by Jackline Nzaare, the wife of Mr. Cox Nyakairu, who is the Kabale Resident District Commissioner […]

Workers MP warns security agents against violence on people working

Workers Representative in the next Parliament Topista Ssentongo has condemned the act of harassment among the workers by security agents which she said Government must do something to respect the rights of workers while on duty. Ssetongo’s out cry was in line with recent harassment and beating of Journalists while on duty which she said must not continue […]

Journalist Yoweri Musisi cleared of publishing false new case

A court in Mpigi district has dismissed a case of publishing false news against Central Broadcasting Service (CBS) FM journalist Yoweri Musisi. Musisi 37, a resident of Nabusanke, Nkozi Sub county Mpigi district was charged with publishing false news on 24th/March/2011 by Buwama Grade II magistrate court. Charge came after Musisi had been arrested and […]

Journalist to undergo military training to gain skills in riots covering

Police has called upon Journalist to go for military training to enable them attain sustainable security and defense / protective skills which might come in handy during riot covering. Speaking at a public dialogue on the current situation of human rights defender in Jinja, the Jinja district police liaisons officer Abdullah Mpanuha says this will […]

Uganda Journalists protest increased hostility by security forces

Ugandan journalists have slapped a boycott on government activities over the 14 journalists who were physically attacked while covering the return of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader Dr. Kiiza Besigye. More than a dozen of journalists have been physically attacked including being shot, intimidated, arbitrarily arrested and detained, restrictions imposed on their […]

Uganda journalists subjected to different forms of violence

HRNJ: The safety and security of journalists in Uganda have witnessed its greatest decline to the lowest ebb says, the Press Freedom Index (PFI) report 2011. The report released today indicates that 55 journalists were subjected to different forms of violence singling out particularly physical attacks on individual journalists to be on rise with 36 […]