Uganda, Besigye

Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is charged with treason, which carries the death penalty
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason, in an escalation of legal troubles stemming from allegations he plotted to remove the country’s long-time leader by force
Ugandan Court Charges Opposition Leader Besigye With Treason
A Ugandan court charged opposition leader Kizza Besigye with treason over an alleged plot to end President Yoweri Museveni’s four-decade rule of the East African nation.
Veteran Ugandan politician charged with treason
Veteran Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason in a civilian court after his controversial case was transferred from a military tribunal. Treason is a capital offence in Uganda and if found guilty the 68-year-old cold be sentenced to death.
Ugandan opposition figure Besigye, looking frail, appears in court as calls for his release grow
Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared briefly in a civilian court as attorneys tried to secure his freedom, but a judge said he was too unwell to follow proceedings
Official says Ugandan opposition figure will be tried in civilian court instead of military one
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A prominent opposition figure facing military trial in Uganda will be charged before a civilian court instead, an official said Monday, as authorities faced mounting pressure to free him.
Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye ends hunger strike but coast is not clear
Uganda’s jailed former presidential candidate and leading opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye resumed taking his meals Friday afternoon after he was produced at the Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court and formally charged.
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Uganda Roundup: World marathon record, prolonged opposition leader's trial, increasing power plants
Commonwealth urges Uganda to release detained opposition politician On Tuesday, February 18, the Commonwealth urged Uganda—a ...
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Museveni tips institutions on career development
President Yoweri Museveni has reiterated his call to the institutions of learning, to guide their students ;on ways to make wise career choices, by selecting science and technology-related ...
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Uganda: Museveni Calls Besigye's Hunger Strike 'Unprincipled Blackmail'
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has criticized opposition figure Kizza Besigye's hunger strike, describing it as an ...
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Belarus mulls over tractor assembly project in Uganda
Uganda is interested in cooperation with Belarus, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda said following the talks with Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko during his official visit to Uganda.
Uganda: Pressure Mounts on Museveni to Free Opposition Leader Kizza Besigye | Firstpost Africa |N18G
Uganda: Pressure Mounts on Museveni to Free Opposition Leader Kizza Besigye | Firstpost Africa | N18G Pressure is mounting on the Ugandan government to free prominent opposition leader Kizza Besigye.
Commonwealth urges Uganda to release detained opposition politician
The Commonwealth called on Tuesday for Uganda, a member of the 56-nation group, to release opposition politician Kizza ...
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Museveni, Belarus' prime minister discuss bilateral cooperation
KAMPALA - President Yoweri Museveni has received ;Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko whom he hosted at State House, Entebbe on Friday (February 21).Upon arrival, Golovchenko, who is in Uganda ...