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Gagged: UPDF soldiers deployed at the Daily Monitor’s headquarters in Namuwongo after a June 28 military raid. Photo: Supplied
UGANDA

Independent media freedom under siege

Uganda's only boldly independent media institutions, Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda, were forcibly shut down by military operatives on orders from General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. This…

  • Robert Kigongo
4 min read
PRESS FREEDOM

Daily Monitor and NTV Ordeal: It’s Either Press Freedom or Nothing

The ongoing siege against Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda has sparked concerns about press freedom and independent journalism in the country. A recent meeting involving National…

  • Robert Kigongo
5 min read