By Tracy Gwambe Police in Uganda is still the worst torturer of journalists, the 2012 Press Freedom Index launched in Kampala on Feb.6 said. The index prepared by Human Rights Network for Journalists Uganda (HRJN-Uganda) shows that in 2012 alone, the police made 42 attacks against journalists out of the …
Read More »UJU condemns suspension of two observer journalists
By Julius Odeke The Uganda Journalists Union (UJU) has strongly condemned the suspension of two Parliamentary Journalists by the Speaker of Ugandan Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga. The Observer reporters, David Tash Lumu and Sulaiman Kakaire, were on January 28 suspended indefinitely after the Speaker said they published false reports on her …
Read More »Nile Breweries rewards active journalists
By Julius Odeke Nile Breweries in a bid to strengthen journalism reporting in the Uganda on Friday rewarded three active journalists with cash. The Director for Corporate Affairs in Nile Breweries Francis Onapito Ekomoloit while giving out the prizes to the three lucky winners said, “We recognize not only these …
Read More »2009: Another bad year for journalists
By The Independent Team The news reporters made news themselves this year, with many journalists and editors feeling real heat. Three Monitor journalists including managing editor, Daniel Kalinaki and senior reporters, Angelo Izama and Grace Matsiko, were interrogated by the CID over an article published in Sunday Monitor titled, Reclusive …
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