Ugandan Opposition MP Abducted and Tortured Ahead of Elections

Barnabas Tinkasiimire, a Ugandan member of parliament critical of President Yoweri Museveni, was abducted over the weekend and apparently tortured before his release, a member of the law society said ... Read More

Ugandan opposition denounces brutal crackdown ahead of 2026 elections - RFI

Ugandan opposition denounces brutal crackdown ahead of 2026 elections. With less than a year until Uganda's presidential election, the political climate is increasingly tense. Read More

Opposition aide tortured by Museveni’s son as Uganda escalates repression ahead of 2026 elections

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni inspects the honor guard, in Kololo, Uganda, Sunday Oct. 9, 2022 [AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda]. On April 27, 2025, Mutwe was seized in broad daylight near Kampala ... Read More

Uganda's Museveni will seek re-election, his party says

Uganda's ruling party said Tuesday that the country's long-running president Yoweri Museveni will seek re-election in polls due early next year. Tanga Odoi, NRM chairperson of the electoral commission ... Read More

Uganda: Opposition headquarters surrounded by security forces ahead of elections - MSN

Uganda's main opposition party, the NUP, led by former musician Bobi Wine, claimed on Monday that its headquarters in Kampala were cordoned off by security forces to prevent the launch of a ... Read More

Museveni Is Trying to Break Uganda's Opposition Through the Courts - MSN

But Lutaaya's long detention-and ultimate guilty plea-is also symbolic of the challenges faced by the Ugandan opposition and its precarious hopes ahead of the country's next general elections in 2026. Read More

Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appears in court, calls for his release grow - Washington Times

Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared briefly in a civilian court Wednesday as attorneys tried to secure his freedom, but a judge said he was too unwell to follow proceedings. Read More

Ugandan Opposition Denounces Brutal Crackdown Ahead of 2026 Elections

With less than a year until Uganda's presidential election, the political climate is increasingly tense. The main opposition party NUP has condemned the brutal crackdown on activists, saying 2,000 ... Read More

Uganda: Opposition headquarters surrounded by security forces ahead of elections

Uganda's main opposition party, the NUP, led by former musician Bobi Wine, claimed on Monday that its headquarters in Kampala were cordoned off by security forces to prevent the launch of a ... Read More