Freemuse joins over 100 musicians, writers and artists calling on the Ugandan government to drop a draft law limiting artistic freedom of expression.

"This will strangle artists and everyone who has the right to cultural expression and artistic freedom," Executive Director Srirak Plipat said.

Ugandan musician Viboyo was detained on charges of offensive communication for allegedly using obscene words to insult the president in a song.

Ugandan musician Bebe Cool has decided to stop performing publicly until further notice after he was “pelted with bottles and stones” at a festival.

The Queer Kampala International Film Festival was brought to an abrupt end after policemen raided the festival venue and forced festivalgoers out.

David Mugema and Jonathan Muwanguzi were detained for a day after pleading not guilty to charges of “offensive communication” over one of their songs.

Female singer Diana Namukwaya (popularly known as Spice Diana) was reportedly beaten by police at the Kampala City Festival on 8 October 2017.

Robert Kyagulanyi (aka Bobi Wine) has been reportedly banned from performing at music shows allegeldy over “words that were inciteful to the public”.

Uganda’s Media Council banned a Dutch film for a screening at a festival because it “depicts and glorifies homosexuality”, among other objectionable scenes.

In February 2014, the Ugandan government implemented a new pornography law – the Anti-Pornography Act. Half a year later, in September 2014, the 20-year-old Ugandan pop singer Jemimah Kansiime published a music video for which, under the new law, she was arrested and prosecuted. In May 2015, the story went …