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Court acquits 'Daily Monitor' editors

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:56:00 +0200

KAMPALA, UGANDA: A court in Kampala has thrown out a case of forgery against the Daily Monitor managing editor Daniel Kalinaki and political editor Henry Ochieng on grounds that the prosecution failed to adduce sufficient evidence to sustain the charge.
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African journo awards extends deadline

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:02:00 +0200

CNN International and MultiChoice announced at the end of last week that the deadline for entries for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Awards have been extended to Wednesday, 22 February 2012, and the judging to take place in April this year.
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Death penalty for blogger, prison for journalists

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:26:00 +0200

NEW YORK: A US-based journalist convicted on politicized terrorism charges in Ethiopia was sentenced to death in absentia yesterday, 26 January 2012, while two other Ethiopian journalists received heavy prison sentences in connection with their coverage of banned opposition groups, according to news reports.
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Ugandans get common Suggestion Box

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:02:00 +0200

Finally, there's a publication which gives Ugandans more space to express their views and frustrations on just about anything in a bigger way.
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The Citizen wins court case against official

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:15:00 +0200

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN: First Grade Judge Duoth Kulang on Saturday, 21 January 2012, ruled the case opened against The Citizen in favour of the newspaper.
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Vision eyes ad revenue from The Kampala Sun

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:54:00 +0200

Vision Group, a multimedia house in Uganda, expects The Kampala Sun to lift its advertising revenue as it picks up in the market, says the head of marketing, Susan Nsibirwa, in an interview last week.
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Somaliland: 25 journos arrested, four held, TV station closed

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:24:00 +0200

Reporters Without Borders is worried by events of the past week affecting the media in the breakaway northwestern territory of Somaliland, in which a total of 25 journalists were arrested and a television station, HornCable TV, was closed in Hargeisa.
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Journalists petition police over torture

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:26:00 +0200

KAMPALA, UGANDA: A local journalists' organisation has petitioned the Police Professional Standards Unit to take action against Lira police officers who beat up a Daily Monitor journalist during the protests in Lira over continued load shedding.
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Journos detained, barred from traveling

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:52:00 +0200

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) have expressed deep concern over perpetual attacks against journalists by Somaliland police, who continue to arrest and detain reporters. Some journalists have also been barred from traveling around Somaliland to cover stories.
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Sudan: Govt shuts pro-opposition newspaper

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:01:00 +0200

Khartoum: Security authorities in Sudan suspended on Monday [2 January 2012] the publication of the daily newspaper Ra'y al-Sha'b, hours after its copies were confiscated.
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