Uganda targeting journalists ahead of elections — watchdog
Committee to Protect Journalists says security forces are cracking down on authors and journalists who challenge the president
10 July 2020 - 17:55
Iganga — Uganda’s security forces are cracking down on authors and journalists who challenge the 34-year-old rule of President Yoweri Museveni ahead of elections next year, a watchdog told Reuters.
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it documented the cases of 10 journalists and writers assaulted by security personnel, detained, or charged with offences to do with their work this year, compared to four such cases in 2019...
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