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Global Media Body, Civil Society Condemn Closure of Radio Stations.
Byline: Isaac Khisa & Richard Wanambwa
The global media body has condemned the government for shutting down four radio stations during the violent riot that sparked off two days ago.
In a statement issued on Friday by Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) based in USA, the CJP Africa Programme coordinator, Mr Tom Rhodes, said the Ugandan government is making a broad assertion to crackdown on the critical media.
"The government is employing sweeping measures and making broad assertions to crack down on critical media," Mr Tom Rhodes said. "They're not fooling anyone."
The government-run Uganda Broadcasting Council (UBC) effectively shut down …
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