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‘Press freedom is dead’: Journalist detained in Ugandan media crackdown

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Lauren Wolfe

2d ago

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Radio Free‘Press freedom is dead’: Journalist detained in Ugandan media crackdownradiofree.org
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Lusaka, July 2, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ugandan authorities to immediately release veteran journalist Timothy Kalyegira, whose detention coincides with the military’s shutdown of east and central Africa’s largest media house. “The detention of Timothy Kalyegira marks another troubling escalation in Uganda’s assault on independent journalism, with authorities using not only soldiers but also...

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