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Uganda TikTok: Three held over videos about president on social media

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In Uganda, two individuals have been apprehended on charges of insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, and their son, General Muhoozi

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**Detention of TikTok Users in Uganda for Alleged Insults Against the Presidential Family** - The Global Herald

Source link : https://www.afric.info/2024/11/12/news/three-held-over-videos-about-president-on-social-media/ Two Ugandans have been detained for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Museveni, the first lady Janet Museveni and the president’s son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on the video sharing platform, TikTok. Magistrate Stella Maris Amabilis remanded 21-year-old David Ssengozi, alias Lucky Choice, and Isaiah Ssekagiri , 28, to Kigo prison until We…

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Two Ugandans have been detained for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Museveni, the first lady Janet Museveni and the president’s son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on the video sharing platform, TikTok. Magistrate Stella Maris Amabilis remanded 21-year-old David Ssengozi, alias Lucky Choice, and Isaiah Ssekagiri , 28, to Kigo prison until Wednesday when they will make an […]

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Three held over videos about president on social media

Two Ugandan TikTok content creators are facing charges of insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, and their son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba.  The court ordered 21-year-old David Ssengozi, known online as Lucky Choice, and 28-year-old Isaiah Ssekagiri to be detained in Kigo prison until their next court appearance. Magistrate Stella Maris Amabilis announced the remand, stating, “You will come back on the 13 November, when th…

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Ugandan TikTok Users Jailed for Insulting First Family

Two Ugandan TikTokers, David Ssengozi (21), known as Lucky Choice, and Isaiah Ssekagiri (28), have been detained for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, and the president’s son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The arrests stem from videos posted on TikTok that reportedly contained derogatory content targeting the first family and musicians affiliated with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). Magistrate S…

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