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Uganda detains and deports CBC journalist Margaret Evans and crew ahead of 2021 elections

Civic Space & Media Freedom Single source Uganda (national) 27 Nov 2020 Severity: 2/5

CBC correspondent Margaret Evans said on Twitter that she and her crew were deported from Uganda on Friday despite holding official media credentials, after being detained for ten hours. Government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo responded that Uganda reserves the right to admit foreign persons, including journalists, while CBC's editor-in-chief criticised the incident as a threat to press freedom, according to ChimpReports.

A national event, not tied to one district.

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

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