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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Media experts have cautioned journalists against seeking relief aid or any kind of financial support or handouts to avoid undermining the principle of independence in the execution of their duties. The caution comes moments after the Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) announced that it had …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Journalists have been restricted from accessing Parliament for the next thirty days. This is part of the measure Parliament is undertaking to minimize the risks of the coronavirus pandemic. Although a total of 250 journalists are accredited to cover parliament, with large media houses like …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | State House has cancelled the accreditation of Journalists for the presidential address on the coronavirus scheduled for Wednesday at State House Entebbe. PPU will relay the President’s address live. There will be no access to any other media to State House Entebbe. We shall …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Parliamentary Press Association-UPPA SACCO has received a boost of Shillings 13 million. The Micro Finance State Minister, Haruna Kasolo and the Speaker of Parliament handed over a dummy Cheque of Shillings 10 million and Shillings 3 million in cash respectively during the launch …

Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa |  Media Council of Kenya in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,  plan to start training practising journalists on effects of climate change across the East African region, according to its Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Programmes Manager, Victor Bwire. Bwire, who …

Istanbul, Turkey | AFP |  A Turkish court on Monday ordered the release under supervision of two prominent journalists jailed over alleged links to the failed 2016 coup in the country. Ahmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak walked out of prison on Monday evening where they had been serving a sentence of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police foiled a procession by journalists who intended to match through the streets of Kampala to the Police headquarters in Naguru, to petition against increased police brutality against media practitioners. The procession comprised personnel subscribing to Uganda Journalists Association (UJA), Uganda Parliamentary Press Association …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Parliamentary Press Association- UPPA has asked the Police to stop brutalizing journalists. On Wednesday, several journalists who were covering the students’ protests against the 15 percent tuition increment at Makerere University were assaulted by security personnel. Some of the journalists include Alex …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Delegation of the European Union to Uganda has expressed worry over the excessive use of force against journalists covering a recent strike at Makerere University. The university has been the theatre of violence and the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies, …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Four journalists and their driver are still being held in Burundi after being arrested for undermining national security while covering a rebel attack from neighbouring DR Congo, the attorney general said. The Burundian reporters were detained on Tuesday last week while reporting in Bubanza, in the …