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Police and army surround home of CCG director Sarah Bireete in Kampala and arrest her

Civic Space & Media Freedom Verified Kampala 30 Dec 2025 Severity: 3/5

Security agencies surrounded the Kampala residence of lawyer and election observer Dr Sarah Bireete, Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance, and took her into custody on the afternoon of 30 December 2025, according to Nile Post. She posted on X that her house was under siege by police and army. Police confirmed she was being held at Central Police Station and would be taken to court; no charges were given in the article.

Numbers

1 arrested or detained

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