1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgLauren Wolfehttps://cpj.org/author/lwolfe/Uganda president publicly criticizes the press - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LCozrPFg6i"><a href="https://cpj.org/2011/05/uganda-president-publicly-criticizes-the-press/">Uganda president publicly criticizes the press</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2011/05/uganda-president-publicly-criticizes-the-press/embed/#?secret=LCozrPFg6i" width="600" height="338" title="“Uganda president publicly criticizes the press” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="LCozrPFg6i" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Museveni20swearing20in20ceremony20May20122028AP29.jpg400251New 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…