Browsing: Kizza Besigye
KAMPALA, Uganda — Winnie Byanyima, the wife of prominent Ugandan opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye, has dismissed suggestions that her past relationship with President Yoweri…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has called for a thorough investigation into the violent disruptions that occurred at the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court. The…
KAMPALA, Uganda — A Ugandan court on Friday refused to grant bail to veteran opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, even though his detention without trial has…
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…