Uganda: Army chief orders unprecedented shutdown of leading media group, RSF calls for its immediate reopening
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2026
PARIS, France, July 2 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news:
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Uganda: Army chief orders unprecedented shutdown of leading media group, RSF calls for its immediate reopening
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The media outlets of Nation Media Group (NMG), Uganda's leading independent media network, were shut down by the military the night of 27 June on the orders of General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces and son of . . .
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Uganda: Army chief orders unprecedented shutdown of leading media group, RSF calls for its immediate reopening
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The media outlets of Nation Media Group (NMG), Uganda's leading independent media network, were shut down by the military the night of 27 June on the orders of General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces and son of . . .