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Museveni opponents claim there is a new wave of abductions, arrests and intimidation of supporters.

The Uganda Journalists Union (UJU) in collaboration with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) under the Union to Union (UTU) Project 2022 held a two- day seminar on Digital Organising, Trade Union Reform and Youth Recruitment from 13 – 14 October, in Kampala, Uganda.

Some fear that the new changes might be abused by the current regime to limit free speech, and punish persons that criticize the government.

A month after the Ugandan Parliament passed the controversial Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed it into law. On the surface, the law looks very harmless and protective of the public. But a closer look indicates it is a potential threat to free speech. According to…

A bill signed into law by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on 13 October to severely restrict freedom of expression online will be weaponized against critics, including political opponents, and must be immediately reversed, Amnesty International said today.

It provides for up to a five-year jail term for those who violate privacy of others, or tarnish others' reputation online.

Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, has signed the controversial Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill into law.

Download logoA bill signed into law by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on 13 October to severely restrict freedom of expression online will be

Museveni has signed the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022 into law. The bill was passed by parliament and was waiting for the President's assent.