New Vision

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New oil deals drive optimism, but the public knows little about the details. By Tom Rhodes

(AFP/Tullow Oil Uganda)

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni at his swearing-in ceremony on May 12. (AP)

New York, May 18, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns President Yoweri Museveni for publically criticizing local and foreign media outlets. Museveni expressed anger over the outlets' coverage of protests by the opposition over rising fuel prices. In a letter published Tuesday in the state-owned daily New Vision, Museveni accused Al-Jazeera, the BBC, the Kenyan broadcaster NTV, and the local independent Daily Monitor of being supporters of recent opposition protests and "enemies of Uganda's recovery."

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