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  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬ Ugandan military extends detention of opposition leader BesigyeΒ 

    πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬ Ugandan military extends detention of opposition leader BesigyeΒ 

    A Ugandan army court on Tuesday further remanded opposition leader Kizza Besigye to prison until next January. Besigye’s defense team had requested a short adjournement but the court marial head sided with the state which demanded a long break. Besigye is charged alongside his comrade Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya with endangering national security and subversion. The…

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  • Tunisian Presidential Candidate Sentenced to Prison

    In Tunisia, a court sentenced presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to 20 months in prison. The head of the opposition Azimun party, Zammel, was arrested in early September on charges of falsifying voter signatures. The candidate himself called the case “fabricated.” The presidential elections will take place on October 6, and the current head of state,…

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  • Uganda’s Bobi Wine injured by policeman – aide

    Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has been injured in the leg in a confrontation with a policeman in uniform, according to his personal assistant Najja Ssenyonjo said the pop star-turned-politician was believed to have been shot and was currently receiving treatment at Nsambya Hospital in the capital, Kampala. He said the incident had occurred while…

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  • Tunisia opposition leader Ghannouchi begins hunger strike in prison

    Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi began a hunger strike in prison on Monday, joining other government critics striking to protest what they see as unjust incarceration. Imed Khemiri, the spokesperson for his political party, told The Associated Press on Monday that Ghannouchi’s strike intended to draw attention to the plight of Tunisia’s political prisoners and the violations…

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