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Uganda: Media crackdown

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 @ 16:00 UTC

by Ndesanjo Macha

Countries:: Uganda
Topics:: Freedom of Speech, Media
Languages:: English

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Moses Paul writes about media crackdown in Uganda: “Government has set up a special ministerial taskforce in what appears another move by the state to muzzle the media. This is not the first time hardline elements in President Museveni’s government have mooted unconstitutional machinations to clamp down on the independent media.”

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