A statement by the Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi that  Dr. Kiiza Besigye’s life is in danger, has raised concern in parliament. “I wanted to be on record that we will pray. God forbid because I have listened to the Leader of the Opposition talking about supposing he

On November 16, Besigye disappeared in Nairobi, Kenya, while attending a book launch of lawyer and local opposition politician Martha Karua. Days later, he reappeared in Uganda, where he was detained and faced charges of illegal firearm possession and attempting to solicit military support abroad.

President Museveni has denounced "some shallow schemes by local traitors and their foreign sponsors, to cause criminality and civil disorder in Uganda."

A prominent opposition figure in Uganda will stand trial on the serious charge of treachery, a military court ruled Tuesday, escalating the legal trouble Kizza Besigye faces ahead of presidential elec

The Uganda Prisons Service has strongly denied allegations that Col (Rtd.) Dr Kizza Besigye, the detained opposition leader, has been denied food brought from outside Luzira Murchison Bay prison. Frank Baine,

The wife of Ugandan former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye has called the trial against him a "sham", as he faces a court martial in the capital, Kampala. "Dr Kizza Besigye used to call me a clown and a

Lawyers representing opposition politician Kizza Besigye continue to challenge the constitutionality of the military trial of their client, who was abducted in Kenya where he said he had gone to attend a book launch.

Dr Besigye, while leaving the court dock where he had spent most of the day yesterday, left singing the defiance song: “We shall overcome some day…”with his supporters joining in

Buganda Road Blocked as Besigye Stands Trial For Inciting Violence Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security forces cordoned off roads leading to Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court this morning as opposition politician Dr.

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders condemned the Ugandan government Wednesday for the arrest, torture, and judicial harassment of human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza. Kiiza was

In a surprising departure from past restrictions, friends, family, and lawyers of Dr Kizza Besigye and Abeid Lutaale experienced unprecedented ease in accessing the General Court Martial in Makindye this morning.

The General Court Martial in Makindye has directed Dr Kizza Besigye to take a plea, dismissing all objections raised by his defence team regarding the trial's legitimacy.