Uganda, Kizza Besigye and High Court

Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is charged with treason, which carries the death penalty
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason, in an escalation of legal troubles stemming from allegations he plotted to remove the country’s long-time leader by force.
Ugandan opposition figure Besigye, looking frail, appears in court as calls for his release grow
Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared briefly in a civilian court as attorneys tried to secure his freedom, but a judge said he was too unwell to follow proceedings.
Kizza Besigye: Blow to ailing Uganda opposition leader as High Court declines to release him
Ugandan opposition leader was presented in court despite his deteriorating health condition. The judge ordered the opposition leader to be returned to prison.
Ugandan Court Charges Opposition Leader Besigye With Treason
A Ugandan court charged opposition leader Kizza Besigye with treason over an alleged plot to end President Yoweri Museveni’s four-decade rule of the East African nation.
Uganda Should Free Opposition Leader Besigye, Others
Ugandan authorities should release from prison former opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, whose health has deteriorated as the result of a hunger strike, his lawyer, and others who are in detention by reason of the rulings from military courts.
Kizza Besigye: Detained Uganda Opposition Leader Rushed to Hospital in Wheelchair, Back to Prison
Buhweju County lawmaker Francis Mwijukye confirmed that Kizza Besigye had been rushed to a clinic in Uganda's capital Kampala over his deteriorating health
Uganda: Opposition’s Kizza Besigye Goes on Hunger Strike Amid Detention | Firstpost Africa | N18G
Uganda: Opposition’s Kizza Besigye Goes on Hunger Strike Amid Detention | Firstpost Africa | N18G Uganda’s prominent opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, has gone on a hunger strike in prison. His lawyer said that the opposition figure began the strike in protest intending to show his discontent to the authorities over his detention.
Ugandan Opposition Politician Charged With Treason
A Ugandan magistrates' court charged detained opposition politician Kizza Besigye with treason on Friday, rejecting his lawyer's pleas that he be transferred to hospital to help him recover from ill health stemming from a hunger strike.
Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye ends hunger strike but coast is not clear
Besigye was charged with treason and there are fears he could be returned to military
Uganda moves opposition figure's treason trial to civil court
In tonight's edition, Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was charged with treason on Friday. Also, Our focus tonight is on education; we talk to South Africa Basic Education Minister Siviwe Garube.
Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye charged with treason
Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason in an escalation of legal troubles stemming from allegations he plotted to remove the country’s long-serving leader by force. Besigye,
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