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Security forces deploy dogs at Kyagulanyi campaign rally; arrests reported in Kawempe

Civic Space & Media Freedom Verified Kampala 24 Nov 2025 Severity: 3/5

The Daily Monitor reports that police and the military deployed uniformed and plain-clothes operatives and sniffer dogs at NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi's rally, and that some handlers were seen setting dogs on opposition supporters. The Uganda Law Society said civilians, including people using public roads near the venue in Kawempe Division, were arrested without cause.

Numbers

7 injured · 7 arrested or detained

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