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It is extreme : Uganda tightens screws as vote looms

It is extreme : Uganda tightens screws as vote looms AFP 1/6/2021 AFP © SUMY SADURNI Museveni has claimed every election since taking power as a rebel leader in 1986 almost all marred by irregularities and violence Tear gas, midnight arrests, threats and intimidation the tactics employed every election cycle in Uganda are familiar to all who dare challenge President Yoweri Museveni s 35-year grip on power. © STF Map of Uganda where presidential elections will be held on January 14 But even those accustomed to such heavy-handedness say the crackdown ahead of elections on January 14 is extreme, even in a country consistently ranked not free by democracy watchdogs.

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Uganda tightens screws as vote looms

Journalists have been attacked, lawyers jailed, election monitors prosecuted and opposition leaders violently muzzled.

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It is extreme : Uganda tightens screws as vote looms – The Citizen

It is extreme : Uganda tightens screws as vote looms – The Citizen
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En Ouganda, la campagne présidentielle minée par une répression « extrême » – le soleil

En Ouganda, la campagne présidentielle minée par une répression « extrême » – le soleil
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Prominent LGBTQ rights lawyer arrested in Uganda; charges slammed as flimsy, laughable and politically motivated

Prominent LGBTQ rights lawyer arrested in Uganda; charges slammed as ‘flimsy, laughable and politically motivated’ © Provided by New York Daily News A prominent human rights lawyer known for representing the LGBTQ community in Uganda was arrested on Tuesday, but critics say that charges against him are baseless and politically motivated. Nicholas Opiyo, whose Twitter bio describes him as a “crusading Ugandan human rights attorney,” is the executive director of Chapter Four Uganda, an organization that provides legal response to the abuse of civil rights of minorities. He was arrested in a restaurant in the capital, Kampala “by more than a dozen plain-clothed gun-wielding men,” according to a statement released by the organization. He was with four other lawyers at the time.

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