Uganda
Please find below links to media freedom news items for Uganda. These have been organised by publication date.
2022
12.12.22 - Son of Uganda’s President Museveni threatens to crush journalists, IFEX
28.09.22 - Proposed Ugandan legislation seeks to criminalize ‘misuse of social media’, CPJ
20.09.22 - Uganda’s parliament passes draconian law despite strong objections, IFEX
11.08.22 - Uganda: Protect the rights of LGBTQI+ communities, Article 19
22.07.22 - Ugandan authorities investigate 4 journalists in murder case, charge and jail 2, CPJ
24.06.22 - Uganda Media Freedom Committee Grants: Reporting on Press Freedom - WAN-IFRA
2021
4/08/21 - Wave of police attacks on reporters during Uganda’s night-time Covid curfew - RSF
25/02/21 - Ugandan soldiers assault journalists at Bobi Wine event, face opaque military trial - CPJ
18/02/21 - Uganda: FAJ condemns violent attacks against journalists - IFJ
14/01/21 - Internet access cut, social media banned during Uganda elections - CPJ
2020
11/12/20 - Journalists attacked, deported ahead of January elections in Uganda - CPJ
15/09/20 - Uganda: UJU decries new move to control online data communication - IFJ
27/07/20 - Uganda Criminalizes Comedians Over Satirical Video- HRW
24/04/20 - Ugandan journalists 'assaulted by security forces' amid coronavirus lockdowns - DW
5/4/2020 - Covid-19: Media condemns latest assault of journalists- Daily Monitor
27/02/2020 - Police arrest journalist over Bobi documentary - Daily Monitor
2019
17/10/2019 - Uganda Media Houses Say Regulator Stifling Space - VOA
14/10/2019 - Uganda Tightens Clampdown on Media - Human Rights Watch
12/08/2019 - Uganda to register, monitor social influencers - Defence Web
14/06/2019 - Ugandan editor charged with criminal libel and 'offensive communication' - CPJ
23/05/2019 - Uganda court blocks government bid to suspend journalists - The East African
12/05/2019 - Uganda slips further in World Press Freedom rankings - The Independent
10/05/2019 - Uganda media in court after Bobi Wine coverage - Al Jazeera
08/05/2019 - Journalists drag UCC to court over suspended colleagues - The Citizen
02/05/2019 - Uganda’s Continued Attempts to Gag the Media - HRW
29/04/2019 - Uganda radio stations say warned against hosting Besigye - The Citizen
20/04/2019 - Besigye radio station woes: UCC denies role - Daily Monitor
08/02/2019 - Several Ugandan journalists arrested while investigating corruption - RSF
07/02/2019 - Investigative Journalist Kassim Mohamed Arrested in Uganda - Kenyans.co.ke
2018
25/10/2018 - The State of Journalism in Uganda - The Media Project
08/10/2018 - How the Ugandan Media has Borne the Brunt of Censorship for Decades - The Wire
27/09/2018 - Uganda: The Shrinking Space for Media Freedom in Uganda - All Africa
23/08/2018 - Workers' MPs Demand Compensation of Brutalized Journalists - ChimpReports
20/08/2018 - Ugandan authorities apologise after soldiers attack journalists - Eye Witness News
17/07/2018 - Uganda: 3 Journalists Covering Mobile Money Tax Protests Arrested - All Africa
14/07/2018 - This tax on social media can’t prevent Ugandans taunting their leaders - The Guardian
27/06/2018 - Porn detectors, Facebook tax: Uganda tightens grip on internet - Bloomberg
17/04/2018 - Uganda plans to tax social media to stop gossip on Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter - Quartz
20/02/2018 - Journalist arrested for 'using mouth recklessly' - New Vision
20/02/2018 - ISO release New Vision journalist Etukuri without charge - All Africa
2017
04/12/2017 - 'Free Red Pepper editors' - All Africa
24/11/2017 - Journalists detained by Uganda charged with treason, police say - Reuters
24/10/2017 - East African States Adopt China's Playbook on Internet Censorship - Freedom House
27/04/2017 - Effort to Silence Ugandan Feminist Firebrand Speaks Volumes - Human Rights Watch
19/04/2017 - Uganda jails women activist to silence her - Mail and Guardian