Human rights activists have described the arrest of Kizza Besigye as part of a "systemic crackdown" against key Ugandan opposition figures ahead of the 2026 presidential election. They staged a ...

Opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya, have been further remanded until April ...

took to the streets of Nairobi in a protest in which they demanded the release of the former president of the Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Dr Kizza Besigye.DM bodytext ...

The Nakawa Chief Magistrates’ Court has today, February 21, 2025, charged Former Presidential Candidate Dr Kizza Besigye with treason and remanded to Luzira prison. Besigye was remanded together ...

President Yoweri Museveni has broken his silence and responded to those calling on the Government to release Dr Kiiza Besigye from prison. Museveni, in a statement released on Tuesday, February 18 ...

Museveni, in a statement released on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, insists that those calling for Besigye’s release should instead ask why he was arrested in the first case. The President insists ...

Opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye was arrested in Nairobi, Kenya in November last year. He was with security-related offences. His detention has sparked debates about judicial independence ...

Detained Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye, on hunger strike for a week, has been returned to prison after being in a clinic overnight, his allies have said. The 68-year-old was rushed ...

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, jailed since his abduction from Kenya in November, is reportedly unwell and in need of urgent medical care, according to his lawyer. Besigye faces military ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — 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 ...