Human Rights
Monitor, Red Pepper closures spark protests in Uganda
"Having silenced news outlets for coverage of a critical public issue, Ugandan authorities are now trying to suppress protesters who want to call attention to the censorship," said CPJ East Africa Consultant Tom Rhodes. "The indefinite closure of these media outlets serves as a daily reminder that the government wants to deny its citizens important sources of news and information."
About 100 journalists and civil society members protested in Kampala in connection with the May 20 suspension (…)
