CIVICUS study finds an ‘unmistakably grim’ level of violations against citizens standing up to authoritarian governments — ...

Prominent Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has appeared before a military court in the capital, Kampala, where he has ...

His appearance comes after his wife said he was kidnapped in neighbouring Kenya last Saturday and ... eye injuries after being doused in pepper spray. The authorities have accused him of provoking ...

Byanyima said Besigye, leader of Uganda's Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party, was kidnapped in Nairobi while attending the launch of Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua's book on Saturday.

One must appreciate that Dr Besigye’s biggest strength over the years has been his ability to reinvent himself.

The two were charged with unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition after they were arrested in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday ... a gunshot to his hand and pepper spray exposure, which caused ...

Kenya's state-funded human rights body ... On one occasion he was shot in the hand, on another he suffered eye injuries after being doused in pepper spray. The authorities have accused him of ...

A University of Michigan police officer appeared to be the first to deploy pepper spray during a skirmish between Ohio State and Michigan football players Saturday, according to a Dispatch review ...