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Brazil court rejects new Bolsonaro appeal against coup conviction

Brazil court rejects new Bolsonaro appeal against coup conviction

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Friday rejected a fresh appeal by jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro against his coup conviction, declaring it inadmissible, according to a court document Brazil's Bolsonaro begins 27-year jail term for coup bidBolsonaro, 70, began serving a 27

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Africa: 127 African Women Journalists Write to Jailed Burundian Sandra Muhoza As She Returns to Court

Africa: 127 African Women Journalists Write to Jailed Burundian Sandra Muhoza As She Returns to Court

Nairobi — On the first anniversary of the conviction of ailing Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza, 127 African women journalists have written her a joint letter expressing solidarity, calling for her unconditional release, and decrying her imprisonment as robbing the public of "an important voi

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Social Media Celebrities Set to Spend Christmas Holiday in Prison

Social Media Celebrities Set to Spend Christmas Holiday in Prison

The Christmas season is traditionally a time for family, celebration, and reflection. However, for several well-known Ugandan social media personalities, politicians, and public figures, this year’s festivities will be spent behind the high walls of Luzira Prison.From opposition politici

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ULS President Ssemakadde Sends Lawyers to Defend Jailed Journalist Dean Lubowa

ULS President Ssemakadde Sends Lawyers to Defend Jailed Journalist Dean Lubowa

After being abandoned by the Uganda Journalists Association, which reportedly blamed him for his own troubles, jailed journalist Dean Lubowa Ssaava has received legal support from an unexpected source.Reports indicate that exiled former Uganda Law Society

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S.6 student jailed for calling Gen. Muhoozi 'Gay'

S.6 student jailed for calling Gen. Muhoozi 'Gay'

Edison Ssemugenyi, a student from Lwengo, used his TikTok account @iam_edson to announce the fake death of President Museveni and to claim Muhoozi was involved in a same-sex relationship.A 20-year-old Senior Six student has been slapped with six years i

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Ugandan socialites who have faced the law

Ugandan socialites who have faced the law

Uganda’s entertainment and social scene has produced countless stars, but not every spotlight moment is glamorous.Over the years, several celebrities and socialites have found themselves entangled in major criminal cases, from fraud and cyber harassment

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Besigye Moves to Halt Treason Trial Over Constitutional Petition

Besigye Moves to Halt Treason Trial Over Constitutional Petition

The prosecution further alleges that Besigye sought surface-to-air missiles, ricin poison, counterfeit currency, and planned to use drone technology to assassinate President Yoweri Museveni. The state claims it has audio and video recordings, social media messages, immigration documents, and phon

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Tulip Siddiq MP given jail sentence in Bangladesh after trial in her absence

Tulip Siddiq MP given jail sentence in Bangladesh after trial in her absence

Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bangladesh after being put on trial in her absence alongside 16 other people over corruption allegations.She was found guilty of influencing her aunt, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister

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Tanzania cancels independence day over protests.

Tanzania cancels independence day over protests.

Tanzania will not hold independence day celebrations on December 9 after calls for protests over the mass killings during recent contested elections, the prime minister said Monday.Hundreds and possibly thousands of protesters were shot dead by security forces after anger erupted over the

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Big Story: Intense Manhunt as 7 Suspects Escape from jail

Big Story: Intense Manhunt as 7 Suspects Escape from jail

Kigezi Police publicist Elly MaatePolice in Rubanda District have launched a manhunt for seven suspects who escaped from Rubanda Central Police Station after overpowering a cell guard on Saturday afternoon.Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson Elly Maate said the incident occurred on

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