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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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Media Football Gala: How it has fostered Advocacy for Bruised Press Freedom.

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

On Sunday May 4th 2025, the 3rd Edition of the annual Media Football Gala organized by the Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) was held in commemoration of the World Press Freedom …

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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 …

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FINAL LIST OF THE ATTACKED JOURNALISTS COVERING THE KAWEMPE NORTH PARLIAMENTARY BY ELECTION.

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

FINAL FULL LIST: Journalists Who were Attacked by the UPDF and Members of its Sister Security Agencies as of March Wednesday 12th 2025 and March Thursday 13th 2025 during the …

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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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PRESS STATEMENT ON THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JOURNALIST JJENGO ERIA

September 14, 2026September 16, 2026 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

UJA AND BABA TV UGANDA CALL FOR URGENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JOURNALIST JJENGO ERIA Kampala, Uganda | 14 September 2026 Baba TV Uganda and the Uganda Journalists Association …

GUIDELINES TO THE ASPIRING UGANDA JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION (UJA) OFFICE LEADERS

September 9, 2026September 16, 2026

FINAL ROAD MAP FOR THE UGANDA JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION (UJA) ELECTIONS DURING THE 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM).

September 1, 2026September 1, 2026

DRAMA in Court : Jailed journalist Remy Asiteza has finally been arraigned b4 Buganda Rd Court Magistrate HW Rita Kidasa although in a Kangaroo style.

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026

PROTEST NOTE AGAINST THE CONTINUED DETENTION OF JOURNALIST REMY ASITEZA ALLEGEDLY ON ORDERS OF MINISTER MILLY BABALANDA AND HER PA JUMA MASUUMI.

August 19, 2026

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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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