1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgJessica Jerreathttps://cpj.org/author/jjerreat/Ugandan police arrest at least 8 journalists covering opposition MP Bobi Wine - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Iph66VqNl9"><a href="https://cpj.org/2018/09/ugandan-police-arrest-at-least-8-journalists-cover/">Ugandan police arrest at least 8 journalists covering opposition MP Bobi Wine</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2018/09/ugandan-police-arrest-at-least-8-journalists-cover/embed/#?secret=Iph66VqNl9" width="600" height="338" title="“Ugandan police arrest at least 8 journalists covering opposition MP Bobi Wine” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="Iph66VqNl9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
/* <![CDATA[ */
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
/* ]]> */
</script>
https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/AP_Uganda_09.20_1.jpg750505Nairobi, September 20, 2018--Police in Uganda detained at least eight journalists covering the return of opposition MP Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, from the U.S, according to media reports and local journalists. The arrests are the latest incident of Ugandan security personnel assaulting, harassing, or arresting journalists covering political tension in the past…