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Coverage dated November 19, 2024

Ugandan opposition figure Besigye 'kidnapped', says wife

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Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was "kidnapped" in Kenya and is being held in a Kampala military jail, according to his wife, a top UN

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Prominent Uganda opposition figure kidnapped and jailed – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Kizza Besigye is a longtime critic of strongman President Yoweri Museveni. Besigye's wife questioned why he was being held in military jail despite not being a soldier.

  2. Digital Journal

    Ugandan opposition figure Besigye 'kidnapped', says wife (opens Digital Journal)

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    Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was "kidnapped" in Kenya and is being held in a Kampala military jail, according to his wife, a top UN

  3. Local News 8

    Wife of Ugandan opposition figure Besigye says he was kidnapped and is being held in a military jail (opens Local News 8)

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    NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The wife of Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye says he was kidnapped in neighboring Kenya and is being held in a Ugandan military jail. Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of UNAIDS, wrote on the social platform X on Wednesday that her husband was last seen Saturday in…

  4. Al Jazeera

    Ugandan opposition politician ‘kidnapped’ in Kenya, taken to military jail (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Kizza Besigye’s wife says he was seized in Nairobi, is being held in Kampala, and calls for his immediate release.

  5. Digital Journal

    UNAIDS chief says husband, Ugandan opposition figure Besigye, 'kidnapped' (opens Digital Journal)

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    Kizza Besigye, a major Ugandan opposition figure, was "kidnapped" in Kenya and is being held in a Kampala military jail, his wife, a top UN official, said

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