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STATEMENT ON TORTURE OF BBS TV JOURNALIST IVAN MBADHI BY THE SECURITY PERSONNEL UNDER JAT.

January 6, 2026January 7, 2026 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: STATEMENT ON TORTURE OF BBS TV JOURNALIST IVAN MBADHI BY THE SECURITY PERSONNEL UNDER JAT. The Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) strongly condemns in the harshest terms the …

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STATEMENT ON ALLEGED STATE HOUSE EMPLOYEE CALLS TO UJA MEMBERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

December 31, 2025January 7, 2026 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: STATEMENT ON ALLEGED STATE HOUSE EMPLOYEE CALLS TO UJA MEMBERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. Our attention has been drawn to the ongoing actions by some individuals claiming to …

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UJA Protests The Arrest of Channell 44 Journalist Brian Ssenkumba

December 15, 2025January 7, 2026 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

The Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) protests the arrest and detention of the Channel 44 Tv journalist Brian Ssenkumba who was arrested by the Police this morning from Kabuusu-Lubaga Division while …

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STATEMENT ON ATTEMPT BY THE PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA ADMINISTRATION TO MUZZLE MEDIA FREEDOM BY PUTTING A BAN ON NMG JOURNALISTS.

November 2, 2025November 2, 2025 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

The Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) strongly condemns in the harshest terms the reported action by the administration of Parliament of Uganda, to bar Nation Media Group (NMG) journalists that run …

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STATEMENT ON ATTACK AND INTIMIDATION OF JOURNALIST DAVID MWESIGWA BY THE PRIME MINISTER RT. HON. ROBBINA NABBANJA AND MOH PS DR. DIANA ATWINE REGARDING THE POOR STATE OF SERVICE Delivery IN MUKONO AND KAYUNGA DISTRICT HEALTH FACILITIES.

September 28, 2025November 2, 2025 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

Our attention has been drawn to the media reports quoting the prime minister Rt.Hon. Robbina Nabbanja and the Ministry of Health (MOH) Permanent Secretary (PS) Dr. Diana Atwine, chiding our  …

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Tear Gas Canister Hits Journalist David Karyankolo in Head as Police Attack Media Again in Uganda

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

Another journalist David Musisi Karyankolo with Bukedde TV has been seriously injured by the Police while in line of the duty. Karyankolo was hit with a teer gas canister on …

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Brutal Attack on Journalists: What is Wrong with the Security Force’s Moving Drones?

March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

BY UJA Team As the violent brutal assault on many journalists covering the Kawempe parliamentary by election by the Ugandan security forces went on, some were being picked and thrown …

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Uganda Journalists Under Bloody and Violent Assault: UPDF, Police Officers Do It Again.

March 18, 2025March 19, 2025 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

By UJA Team March, Thursday, 13, 2025 went down in the history of Uganda as a dark day for the Uganda Media industry when several journalists covering the Kawempe North …

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UJA Interim Statement on Brutal Attack of Journalist Steven Kibwiika.

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

Wednesday March 12, 2025 UJA Interim Statement on Brutal Attack of Journalist Steven Kibwiika. Journalist Steven Kibwiika with Spark TV under the Nation Media Group (NMG) has today been terribly …

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UJA, Law Society Builds Synergies Against the Violators of Press Freedom.

March 8, 2025March 8, 2025 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

By UJA Team The Uganda Law Society has teamed up with the Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) to fight the growing acts of impunity on journalists that undermine the enjoyment of …

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Uganda journalists Association is a body of journalists in Uganda that was established in 1963 by a group of human rights minded journalists who developed a sense of activism amidst a deteriorating context and glaring abuses targeting the media. Read More

A SUMMARY REPORT OF THE STATE OF JOURNALISTS RIGHTS VIOLATION AS OF 2020-2022 TO THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS

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News / PRESS RELEASE

STATEMENT ON TORTURE OF BBS TV JOURNALIST IVAN MBADHI BY THE SECURITY PERSONNEL UNDER JAT.

January 6, 2026January 7, 2026 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: STATEMENT ON TORTURE OF BBS TV JOURNALIST IVAN MBADHI BY THE SECURITY PERSONNEL UNDER JAT. The Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) strongly condemns in the harshest terms the …

STATEMENT ON ALLEGED STATE HOUSE EMPLOYEE CALLS TO UJA MEMBERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

December 31, 2025January 7, 2026

UJA Protests The Arrest of Channell 44 Journalist Brian Ssenkumba

December 15, 2025January 7, 2026

UJA LEADERSHIP PAYS A COURTESY VISIT TO ITS FOUNDING FATHER MZEE KINTU MUSOKE.

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025

STATEMENT ON ATTEMPT BY THE PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA ADMINISTRATION TO MUZZLE MEDIA FREEDOM BY PUTTING A BAN ON NMG JOURNALISTS.

November 2, 2025November 2, 2025

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WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY: JOURNALISTS PLOT TO SHUN THE 2026 ELECTION COVERAGE OVER SAFETY CONCERNS.

May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

Ugandan journalists used the commemoration of the May 3rd  2025 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) to issue a stern warning with a plan of not covering the forthcoming 2026 election …

Uganda Journalists Under Bloody and Violent Assault: UPDF, Police Officers Do It Again.

March 18, 2025March 19, 2025

A SUMMARY REPORT OF THE STATE OF JOURNALISTS RIGHTS VIOLATION AS OF 2020-2021-2022 TO PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022

REPORT ABOUT THE STATUS OF UJA BETWEEN OCTOBER 2018- OCTOBER 2020.

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

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