Winnie Byanyima, wife of veteran Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, has called for her husband’s immediate release, accusing the Uganda Prison Service of concealing the true state of his health and denying him proper medical care. In a statement on Wednesday, Byanyima said Besigye’s condition is rapidly deteriorating while authorities …
Read More »Judge Orders Besigye to Be Returned to Prison
The High Court in Uganda has ordered prison authorities to return opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, who is also ill, to prison despite his continued deterioration in health. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel His family and lawyers fear that the continued detention of the prominent politician, who has …
Read More »Uganda’s Kizza Besigye to Spend Christmas in Prison Without Family Visit
The wife of detained Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has criticized the ban on prisoner visits during Christmas as “cruel and inhumane.” Besigye, 68, faces charges in a military court for possessing firearms and attempting to purchase weapons abroad, which he denies. His trial has been postponed until next month. …
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