. @pressfreedom joined 54 other organizations in a letter to #Uganda's President, @KagutaMuseveni, calling on him to ensure open and unrestricted internet access during and after the country’s presidential election, scheduled for January 14.

#KeepItOn https://cpj.org/2021/01/cpj-joins-call-for-uganda-to-maintain-internet-access-during-election/
CPJ joins call for Uganda to maintain internet access during election - Committee to Protect...

The Committee to Protect Journalists today joined 54 other organizations in a letter to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni calling on him to ensure open and unrestricted internet access during and...

https://cpj.org/2021/01/cpj-joins-call-for-uganda-to-maintain-internet-access-during-election/
It notes disruptions to internet access would undermine journalists’ ability to report on #Uganda's election and would infringe on citizens’ right to “key information at a crucial moment in a democracy, damaging their capacity to make informed choices.” https://www.accessnow.org/cms/assets/uploads/2021/01/KeepItOn-open-letter-uganda-election.pdf
During and after #Uganda’s last presidential election in 2016, authorities disrupted access to social media networks at least twice:

• During voting in February 2016: https://cpj.org/2016/02/uganda-blocks-social-media-and-mobile-phone-servic/
• And ahead of Museveni’s inauguration in May: https://cpj.org/2016/05/uganda-blocks-social-media-sites-for-presidential/
Uganda blocks social media sites for presidential inauguration - Committee to Protect Journalists

Nairobi, May 12, 2016 - Ugandan authorities should immediately restore access to social media websites and refrain from censoring any websites in the future, the Committee to Protect Journalists said...

https://cpj.org/2016/02/uganda-blocks-social-media-and-mobile-phone-servic/
In recent weeks, @pressfreedom has documented a crackdown on the press by Ugandan authorities, including:

• Restrictive accreditation regulations: https://cpj.org/2020/12/journalists-in-uganda-face-accreditation-hurdles-ahead-of-election-risk-criminal-sanction/
• Assaults on journalists: https://cpj.org/2021/01/police-beat-detain-journalists-covering-opposition-candidates-ahead-of-uganda-elections/
Police beat, detain journalists covering opposition candidates ahead of Uganda elections - Commit...

Nairobi, January 7, 2021 – Ugandan security forces should stop harassing and attacking journalists, and should ensure that the press can freely cover the country’s upcoming elections, the Committee...

https://cpj.org/2020/12/journalists-in-uganda-face-accreditation-hurdles-ahead-of-election-risk-criminal-sanction/
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