The Uganda Prisons Service has strongly denied allegations that Col (Rtd.) Dr Kizza Besigye, the detained opposition leader, ...

The Minister of Information, Communications Technology, and National Guidance, Chris Baryomunsi, on Tuesday dismissed reports ...

The deputy speaker of parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has directed the parliamentary Human Rights Committee to visit Dr Kizza ...

A Ugandan military court has charged prominent opposition leader Kizza Besigye with treachery, a crime that carries the death penalty. The move escalates the legal challenges Besigye faces after ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — A prominent opposition figure in Uganda will stand trial on the serious charge of treachery, a military court ruled Tuesday, escalating the legal trouble Kizza Besigye faces ...

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has instructed the Committee on Human Rights to visit Dr Kizza Besigye, who is currently held at Luzira Maximum Security Prison. Dr. Besigye faces ...

Ugandan former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, who is on trial on charges ... to speak to visitors -- including members of his family -- via telephone, she said. Prison officials had also ...

A Ugandan military court has ruled that prominent opposition figure Kizza Besigye can be tried on the charge of treachery, for which he could face the death penalty if convicted. The ruling on ...

This followed complaints from opposition legislators who alleged that Dr Besigye has been denied access to food from his family and the chance to physically interact with visitors. “I have ...

Ugandan former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, who is on trial on charges including treason, has been placed in solitary confinement, a leading official in his party told AFP Saturday.

escalating the legal trouble Kizza Besigye faces ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2026. Treachery carries the death penalty for those convicted. Besigye, who has contested the ...