Browsing: Kizza Besigye
KAMPALA, UGANDA — The Ugandan government presented a bill in Parliament on Tuesday that would permit military tribunals to prosecute civilians, just months after the country’s…
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Dr. Kizza Besigye, a prominent opposition figure in Uganda, has conveyed his Easter greetings to the Ugandan populace from Luzira Upper Prison, where…
KAMPALA, UGANDA — The has rejected the bail application of prominent opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajj Obeid Lutale, even after the…
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has accused former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye of using his ongoing hunger strike—now in its seventh day—to garner public…
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Minutes after opposition leaders issued a 48-hour ultimatum for the release of Dr. Kizza Besigye, Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu, the National Unity Platform’s…
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Detained Ugandan opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye, who has been on a hunger strike for a week, was returned to prison after being…
KAMPALA, UGANDA — The Ugandan government announced on Sunday its intention to discontinue the military trial of prominent opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye, urging him to…
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenyan political firebrand Miguna Miguna has once again taken aim at opposition leader Raila Odinga, this time accusing him of turning his back…
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Former presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye exhibited signs of significant weakness during his court appearance at Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court on…
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Kizza Besigye, a prominent Ugandan opposition politician, has begun a hunger strike while detained in military custody. His detention now approaches three months,…