Uganda, Kizza Besigye

Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is charged with treason, which carries the death penalty
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was charged with treason on Friday in an escalation of legal troubles stemming from allegations he plotted to remove the country’s long-time leader by force.
Uganda court detains Kizza Besigye, aide for 14 days in treason case
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason, stemming from allegations he plotted to remove Yoweri Museveni from power by force.
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.
Uganda opposition figure Kizza Besigye charged with treason
UGANDAN opposition figure Kizza Besigye was charged with treason today, adding to legal troubles arising from allegations that he had plotted to remove President Yoweri Museveni 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.
Uganda Should Free Opposition Leader Besigye, Others
Ugandan authorities should release from prison former opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, whose health has deteriorated as the result of a hunger strike, his lawyer, and others who are in detention by reason of the rulings from military courts.
Uganda: FDC Katonga Offices Locked As Calls for Besigye's Release Grow in Rukungiri
The offices of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Katonga faction in Rukungiri District have been locked and surrounded by police and military officers. This follows an attempt by FDC members to meet and discuss the continued detention of the party's founder, Dr. Kizza Besigye.
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Kenyan medics to hold protests on Monday demanding release of Uganda's Kizza Besigye
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) will partner with Amnesty International Kenya to add their voice ...
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Uganda: On Besigye's Hunger Strike
Opinion - I had restrained myself from speaking or writing about Dr. Kizza Besigye's hunger strike and the campaign to present him as a victim of a mean and cruel dictator. I am compelled to break my ...
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Official says Ugandan opposition figure will be tried in civilian court instead of military one
Besigye’s close associates have said his trial on charges including treachery, which carries the death penalty, is politically motivated. Uganda’s Supreme Court ruled last month that civilians ...
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BREAKING: Dr Besigye ends hunger strike after his case moves to civilian court
Dr Kizza Besigye has called off his hunger strike after the transfer of his charges from the military court to a civilian ...
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In court but silent, Karua explains why she can't defend Besigye
Senior Council Martha Karua has revealed that she cannot defend her client Kiza Besigye at the Ugandan Court owing to ...