A Facebook post criticising Yoweri Museveni landed academic Stella Nyanzi in jail,but she vows to continue her fight against oppression and poverty in UgandaA few minutes into our interview at one of Kampala’s hotels, Stella Nyanzi’s lawyer tells us the spot is no longer safe for her and she needs to leave. She is constantly monitored by security agents these days, and she says,which is perhaps not surprising as the academic and activist is one of the fiercest critics of the Ugandan government. But she is not about to back down.
Not even the 33 days she spent in the country’s maximum security Luzira women’s prison for describing the president, Yoweri Museveni, or as a “pair of buttocks” could change her stance. Related: Fury over arrest of academic who called Uganda's president a pair of buttocks Related: Uganda fails to target homosexual men and sex workers in snappy-track HIV initiative Related: Tensions rise as Uganda neighbourly refugee policy starts to feel the strain Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com