The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) has published its findings on social media restrictions and a four-day internet blackout that occurred before and during Uganda’s 2021 presidential election, which culminated in the country being completely disconnected from the internet on the day before the election. To read the OONI’s findings, click here.
Ugandans voted on January 14 amidst violence against civil society activists and members of the political opposition. Voters also endured a mass internet shutdown despite pressure from the international community to refrain from such actions, like AccessNow’s open letter calling for Uganda’s government to ensure that voters would have open, accessible, and secure internet access. NetBlocks reported on the day of…
On January 14, the Ugandan authorities arrested Perry Aritua and other accredited election observers. This is an affront to the rule of law and the principle of free and fair elections. The World Movement for Democracy condemns these arrests as baseless, demands that all charges be dropped, and that she and the 25 colleagues who…
The World Movement for Democracy is extremely alarmed to learn that Nicholas Opiyo, a member of the World Movement’s Steering Committee and an extraordinary human rights activist in Uganda, has been abducted by Ugandan authorities today in Kampala and is being held incommunicado. Today’s abduction comes after months of threats he has received and after his house…