Uganda's military chief orders shutdown of major media outlets.
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Yoweri Museveni, ordered the closure of Nation Media Group outlets including Daily Monitor newspaper and NTV Uganda. Armed soldiers were deployed to the outlets' premises in Kampala, with Kainerugaba declaring on X that he does not believe in a free press and that all media will follow rules.
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Coverage now splits three ways: institutional power dynamics vs. ideological authoritarianism vs. military subordination of press, BBC/Al Jazeera stress historical repression, AP/Politico focus on succession politics, while Deutsche Welle and Washington Times highlight Kainerugaba's explicit rejection of free press principles through direct censorship.
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APAP News Ugandan army chief orders the closure of a major news platform PPolitico Ugandan army chief orders closure of major news platform 1d ago RReuters Uganda's military chief orders shutdown of two major media outlets 1d ago BLBloomberg Ugandan Military Chief Shuts Down Main Independent Media Group 1d ago INTERNATIONAL4
BBCBBC Uganda's leading media outlets shut down by army chief 1d ago AJAl Jazeera Uganda's military chief orders shutdown of two media outlets 1d ago JPJerusalem Post Uganda's military chief orders shutdown of two major media outlets 1d ago DWDeutsche Welle Uganda military chief shuts media outlets, slams 'free press' 1d ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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