1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgJennifer Dunhamhttps://cpj.org/author/jdunham/Ugandan journalist Moses Bwayo charged with illegal assembly, held in prison - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nIxRz6gPM4"><a href="https://cpj.org/2020/03/ugandan-journalist-moses-bwayo-charged-with-illega/">Ugandan journalist Moses Bwayo charged with illegal assembly, held in prison</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2020/03/ugandan-journalist-moses-bwayo-charged-with-illega/embed/#?secret=nIxRz6gPM4" width="600" height="338" title="“Ugandan journalist Moses Bwayo charged with illegal assembly, held in prison” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="nIxRz6gPM4" 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/2020/03/afp_uganda20statement203.4.20_rs.jpg750497Nairobi, March 4, 2020—The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on authorities in Uganda to drop all charges and to immediately release freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker Moses Bwayo, to return his equipment undamaged, and to allow him to continue his work without intimidation.