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Tomorrow, eleven Ugandan students will appear before a Kampala court for their activism against the planned East Africa crude oil pipeline (EACOP), one of the largest fossil fuel infrastructure projects currently under development globally. This is the latest in a series of harassment, threats, and arbitrary arrests against EACOP protestors. These trials are part of a deeply concerning escalation of threats against human rights defenders in Uganda, particularly those raising concerns around oil

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