Police arrest Nabilah Nagayi Sempala and nine others demanding release of Robert Kyagulanyi

Civic Space & Media Freedom Single source Uganda (national) Nov 2020 (day not reported) Severity: 3/5

ChimpReports reports that Kampala mayoral aspirant Nabilah Nagayi Sempala and nine others were arrested while demanding the release of NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, and were held at Nalufenya police station in Jinja. The article does not say where the arrests took place.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

Numbers

10 arrested or detained

Sources

ChimpReports 23 Nov 2020

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