The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has petitioned the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) over the government’s continued defiance of a Supreme Court order halting the trial of civilians in military courts.In a letter dated June 23, ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde accused state agencies of vi
Rumours going viral on social media claim that Ali Fadavi, deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been arrested for spying for Israel. While reports on social media claim Fadavi has been detained, there is no credible evidence to
Leaders of the National Unity Platform (NUP) are demanding urgent medical intervention and legal action for their detained members, who they say are languishing in Masaka prison without trial due to a nationwide lawyers’ strike.During a visit to the prison, Kampala City Council Speaker Z
Ibanda District Chairperson Happy Herbert Mayanja was arrested on Monday morning and later released on police bond over allegations of unlawfully tampering with the Ibanda–Kagongo road, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Works and Transport.Mayanja allegedly directed the
Yusuf Gowon was once a towering figure in Uganda’s military and political circles, rising to prominence as the Chief of Staff of the Uganda Army under the notorious President Idi Amin.During Amin's brutal rule, which saw an estimated 300,000 Ugandans ki
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have revealed that the female suicide bomber who was killed at Kalerwe market on Sunday had been under security surveillance for three days.The army spokesman, Brigadier Felix Kulayigye, said that the intelligen
Mbale City Council has terminated police security services amid allegations that some police officers were complicit in the theft of valuable city assets, including computers, large flat-screen TVs, and a multimillion-shilling generator stolen from council premises.Deputy Speaker Abdala Ma
Winnie Byanyima, the wife of jailed Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, has come out to deny reports that she has been secretly
Police in Uganda are investigating an incident several students were injured after a scuffle broke out at the University premises.Taking to his X formerly Twitter to speak on this, Youth and Chidren Affairs Minister, Honorable Balaam Barugahara has shared
The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has dismissed reports alleging mistreatment of opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye at Luzira Upper Maximum Security Prison. UPS called the allegations politically motivated and lacking factual basis.Family
