Freemuse and PEN America’s Artists at Risk Connection call on the Ugandan government to drop all investigations against dancer Oscar Ssenyonga.
Read More »Freemuse calls for the immediate release of Ugandan academic Dr Stella Nyanzi
Ugandan academic Dr Stella Nyanzi has been convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison for ‘cyber harassment.’
Read More »Freemuse calls for credible investigation on the death of Ugandan musician Ziggy Wine
Ugandan musician Ziggy Wine has died on 4 August 2019 as a result of injuries sustained after being abducted and tortured reports BBC Africa.
Read More »Uganda: Activist poet appears in court over indecency charges
Ugandan activist and academic, Stella Nyanzi, finally appeared in court after numerous postponements of her case, after being arrested for her poetry.
Read More »Uganda: Artists should not have to seek government approval to make their art
Freemuse joins over 100 musicians, writers and artists calling on the Ugandan government to drop a draft law limiting artistic freedom of expression.
Read More »Freemuse urgently calls on the Ugandan government to reconsider new artistic regulations
"This will strangle artists and everyone who has the right to cultural expression and artistic freedom," Executive Director Srirak Plipat said.
Read More »Uganda: Singer arrested for allegedly calling the president ‘buttocks’
Ugandan musician Viboyo was detained on charges of offensive communication for allegedly using obscene words to insult the president in a song.
Read More »Uganda: Musician ‘pelted with bottles and stones’ on stage
Ugandan musician Bebe Cool has decided to stop performing publicly until further notice after he was “pelted with bottles and stones” at a festival.
Read More »Uganda: Police raid, shut down LGBT film festival
The Queer Kampala International Film Festival was brought to an abrupt end after policemen raided the festival venue and forced festivalgoers out.
Read More »Uganda: Two musicians detained for disturbing the president’s peace with song
David Mugema and Jonathan Muwanguzi were detained for a day after pleading not guilty to charges of “offensive communication” over one of their songs.
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