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January 30, 2017

Uganda Police unleashes new method of spying

Kampala, 30th January 2017; Uganda Police has launched a “Crime Preventers” app targeting and tracking Internet […]
January 18, 2017

UG’s Most threatening Cyber laws to FOE & Privacy online named

Kampala, 18th/January/2017, As Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate international Internet freedom day, […]
January 3, 2017

Online activist gets Bail as Prosecution parades two witnesses.

Kampala, January 3rd, 2017; Buganda road court magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu has granted a 50m shillings none cash bail to Swaibu Nsamba Gwogyolonga who has spent over two weeks […]
December 26, 2016

HRDs in Uganda fear for Govt’s persecution as a result of state secret surveillance

Kampala, 26/12/2016; Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Uganda’s capital, Kampala have expressed fear that Ugandan government […]
December 19, 2016

Court charges an online activist with libel and offensive communication, remanded to prison.

Kampala, December 19th, 2016; Buganda road court magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu has today remanded Swaibu Nsamba Gwogyolonga […]
December 16, 2016

Modify the Data Protection & Privacy Bill, 2015 to make provision for an independent Data Protection Commission – Unwanted Witness Legal Analysis Report.

Kampala, 15th/12/2016; The Unwanted Witness and Cluster for Privacy in Uganda welcomes the development of the […]
December 14, 2016

Nebbi Blogger is receiving life-threatening messages

Nebbi, 14th/December/2016; information reaching the Unwanted Witness indicates that the leadership of Nebbi Diocese Church of […]
December 14, 2016

Police Confiscates mobile phone, arrest and detain activist over a Facebook post.

Updated:December 15th, 2016  CID Extends activist’s Bond. The Criminal Investigation Department of Kibuli, Kampala has extended […]
December 13, 2016

Gov’t in the Spotlight over limiting Internet Freedom

“The state under which institutions operate particularly the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) at the moment, puts it […]
December 10, 2016

International H/Rights Day 2016; Why GOU is criminalising the Internet?

During early years of internet penetration in Uganda, many if not all Ugandans who had access […]
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