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A court in Uganda this week charged a prominent author and government critic with “disturbing” the country’s veteran President Yoweri Museveni and his powerful son in unflattering social media posts. (Hannah McKay – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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Ugandan writer charged for tweets about Museveni, son

In one post, the satirical writer described Museveni’s son, a general, as ‘obese’ and a ‘curmudgeon’

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