Dr Kiiza Besigye Stories

Museveni dismisses Besigye's hunger strike as 'unprincipled blackmail'
Charles Adinda  |  Feb 18, 2025

"How can you be accused of serious crimes and, then, your response is a hunger strike to generate sympathy for getting bail? Why don't you demand a qu...

Besigye rushed to hospital after staging hunger strike in prison
Reuters  |  Feb 17, 2025

The local NTV broadcaster also reported late on Sunday that Besigye had been taken to the health facility and that the area was under "tight security"...

Ugandan opposition figure hit with extra charge carrying death penalty
Reuters  |  Jan 13, 2025

According to a charge sheet seen by Reuters, Besigye and his co-accused possessed intelligence about a plot to undermine national security but "consci...

LSK threatens to ban Ugandan lawyers after Karua was denied practising certificate
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2024

LSK President Faith Odhiambo described the Uganda Law Council’s move to deny Karua a temporary permit to represent opposition leader Dr Kiiza Besigye...

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