Govt to charge Ugandans with treason who criticise it on facebook, twitter and UAH/Online
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- Govt to charge Ugandans with treason who criticise it on facebook, twitter and UAH forum. That is the word in offices in Kampala. Newvision,bUKEDDE, Monitor and other newspapers have been barred from reporting and participating on UAH and other online forums.
- Pictures which give govt a bad name are not to be used by newspapers. That is the Daily Monitor was ordered to remove the photo of a 2 year old baby who was shot in walk to work riots last week
- Police ordered to investigate and find charges against all Ugandans abroad who are criticising the govt.They are to be arrested as soon as they enter the country.
- Newspapers told not to publish articles from critics of government abroad
- Buganda kingdom officials who associate themselves with the opposition are going to be arrested under the new traditional leaders' bill passed last year
- Besigye will not be allowed to demonstrate in Kampala under any circumstances. They are keeping him in prison for now
A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media
http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/04/18/fotn2011.pdf --
Cyberattacks, politically motivated censorship, and government control over internet infrastructure are among the diverse and growing threats to Internet freedom. These encroachments on internet freedom come at a time of explosive growth in the number of internet users worldwide, which has doubled over the past five years. Governments are responding to the increased influence of the new medium by seeking to control online activity, restricting the free flow of information, and otherwise infringing on the rights of users.
The study identifies key trends in internet freedom in 37 countries. It also found that Estonia had thegreatest degree of internet freedom among the countries examined, while the United States ranked second. Iran received the lowest score in the analysis. Eleven other countries received a ranking of Not Free, including Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand.
A total of 9 of the 15 countries in the original pilot study registered declines over the past two years. Conditions in at least half of the newly added countries similarly indicated a negative trajectory. Crackdowns on bloggers, increased censorship, and targeted cyberattacks often coincided with broader political turmoil, including controversial elections.
Countries at Risk: As part of its analysis, Freedom House identified a number of important countries that are seen as particularly vulnerable to deterioration in the coming 12 months: Jordan, Russia, Thailand, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe.
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Rehema
Kampala,East Africa
When the boot of government is on your neck,it doesn't matter if it's left or right. Today is Buganda, tomorrow is some one else.
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