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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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Journalists Under Attack: NTV’s Steven Mbidde Joins the Growing List of Victims of Police Brutality

March 5, 2025March 5, 2025 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

Another senior journalist, one of our own Steven Mbidde with NTV Uganda- NMG, has been shamelessly and brutally attacked by the Police officers with impunity at Wandegeya Police station while …

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How Journalist Miracle Ibra Fell a Victim of the JATT Security Personnel Brutality.

February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

By UJA Team The Electoral Commission (EC) had marked February Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28th, 2025, for nomination of the aspirants for Kawempe North parliamentary by election slated on 13 …

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UJA Interim Statement on Brutal Attack on journalist Miracle Ibra. February, Wednesday 26, 2025

February 26, 2025February 28, 2025 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

We are very disturbed by the brutal attack on one of our own Miracle Ibra, a journalist with Top Tv who has been badly hit this afternoon with an explosive …

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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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Tentative UJA AGM Road Map, Membership Registration forms And Guidelines

August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 - by UJA Admin - Leave a Comment

PROPOSED AGENDA/ROAD MAP FOR THE UGANDA JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION (UJA) 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM).

August 1, 2026August 3, 2026

UJA STATEMENT ON DETENTION OF THE THREE FEMALE JOURNALIST BY UGANDA MILITARY

July 6, 2026July 28, 2026

STATEMENT ON CLOSURE OF NMG CONGLOMERATE; DAILY MONITOR, NTV AND OTHER SISTER PLATFORMS.

June 28, 2026July 28, 2026

UJA STATEMENT ON TORTURE OF NMG JOURNALIST HILLARY TWINAMATSIKO BY POLICE OFFICERS

June 15, 2026July 28, 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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