Uganda Jails Student over Anti-Museveni TikTok

Uganda jails student over anti-Museveni TikTok

Several Ugandans have recently been jailed for offensive remarks made against President Yoweri MuseveniBy Basillioh Rukang | BBC NewsA Ugandan university student who mysteriously went missing two months ago after posting a TikTok video that harshly criticised President Yoweri Museveni's leadership has been jailed.Elson Tumwine disappeared on 8 June - sparking accusations from opposition figures and activists that he had been abducted and illegal…

Uganda: Imprisonment of Student Elson Tumwine over Museveni Criticism Condemnable

The imprisonment of Ugandan student Elson Tumwine over a TikTok post marks yet another troubling development in the country’s deteriorating human rights landscape. Development Diaries reports that a Ugandan student Tumwine was recently imprisoned for two months over a social media post criticising the country’s president, Yoweri Museveni. According to reports, Tumwine, an agriculture student, went missing on 08 June  in the western district of H…

'Abducted' Ugandan student jailed over anti-Museveni TikTok video

A Ugandan university student who mysteriously went missing two months ago after posting a TikTok video that harshly criticised President Yoweri Museveni’s leadership has been jailed. Elson Tumwine disappeared on June 8 – sparking accusations from opposition figures and activists that he had been abducted and illegally detained by military agents. Following an outcry over his disappearance, he was then reportedly left at a police station in Enteb…

Ugandan Student Jailed for TikTok Criticism of President Yoweri Museveni

A 23-year-old university student in Uganda has been sentenced to two months in prison after posting a TikTok video that criticised President Yoweri Museveni, a move that has sparked outrage among human rights activists, opposition leaders, and civil society groups just months before the country heads to general elections in 2026. Elson Tumwine, a third-year student at Makerere University, disappeared on 8 June 2025 while working as an agricultur…

‘Abducted’ Ugandan student jailed over anti-Museveni TikTok video

Elson Tumwine disappeared on 8 June - sparking accusations from opposition figures and activists that he had been abducted and illegally detained by military agents. - Kenya breaking news