Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason, in an escalation of legal troubles stemming from ...

The opposition leader has been arrested and beaten many times before. Sometimes he would ...

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason, stemming from allegations he plotted to remove Yoweri ...

The following statement was issued today by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, on the ...

"We condemn the militarization of justice in Uganda and the escalating government repression ahead of the 2026 general elections. We call for the immediate release of Kizza Besigye, Hajj Obeid ...

Kizza Besigye, an opposition figure in Uganda, faces new treason charges in a civilian court after his alleged 'kidnapping' in Kenya. His frail health, due to a recent hunger strike, has caused ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared briefly in a civilian court Wednesday as attorneys tried to secure his freedom, but a judge said he was too unwell to follow ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — A prominent opposition figure ... as authorities faced mounting pressure to free him. Kizza Besigye, a four-time presidential candidate in the East African country, went ...

Human rights groups are demanding the immediate release of Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye, lawyer Eron Kiiza, and Hajj Obeid Lutale while calling on the public to march to the Uganda ...

Ugandan authorities should release from prison former opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye ... transferred the cases of Besigye or the other civilians. Uganda’s persistent arbitrary ...

said they condemn the militarization of justice and escalating government repression in Uganda. “We call on Ugandan authorities to immediately release Kizza Besigye, Hajj Obeid Lutale ...

The president of Uganda Medical Association (UMA), Dr Herbert Luswata (in black suit), speaks to journalists about the detention of ailing Dr Kizza Besigye (inset) in Kampala on February 1`6 ...