Headlines- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
Tag: Ugandan Government
Uganda Army, Media Using Soccer to...
Relations between the Ugandan People’s Defense Forces and the media have been strained in recent months, after several journalists were beaten by army troops while trying to cover a demonstration
Families Press Ugandan Government on Missing...
There’s a growing outcry in Uganda from relatives of missing opposition supporters who were detained by security forces ahead of last month’s election. As Halima Athumani reports from Kampala, the government confirms 44 people have gone missing since November and that most are from the opposition National Unity Party
Uganda Opposition Leader Wearing Bulletproof Vest...
Bobi Wine says security forces are stopping him from campaigning, often with tear gas and rubber bullets. Ugandan police say they are enforcing COVID-19 guidelines
Uganda’s Presidential Hopefuls Kick Off Campaigns...
Campaigning is underway in Uganda for January’s elections but candidates are struggling to follow coronavirus guidelines.
Uganda Politics Poetry
Ugandan poet Stella Nyanzi was released in February after spending over a year in prison for a post she made on Facebook that insulted President Yoweri Museveni. Defiant, Nyanzi used her time behind bars to write a book and is inspiring others to use poetry to express their political opinions. But as Halima Athumani reports from Kampala, Uganda’s public prosecutor plans to appeal her acquittal
Uganda’s Museveni Criticized for Leading March...
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni led a march against corruption Wednesday, but critics were quick to dismiss the march as a publicity stunt. Uganda has one of the worst rankings in the world for corruption, with activists pointing fingers at the highest levels of government
Freedom of Expression in Uganda Takes...
Stella Nyanzi, formerly a research fellow at Makerere University’s Institute for Social Research, posted a birthday poem on Facebook for President Yoweri Museveni on 16 September 2018
Uganda Music Star and Opposition Legislator...
Ugandan music star and opposition lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, is free on bail following his arrest earlier this week. The popular singer was jailed for taking part in anti-government protests