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Ugandan Activist Shows Torture Scars Amid Election Tensions

5/6/2025

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Eddie Mutwe, a Ugandan opposition activist, emerged from court visibly bearing the scars of torture after his detention by military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Justice Minister Norbert Mao denounced this abuse of justice, underscoring a chilling trend of repression as opposition leader Bobi Wine gears up for an election fraught with escalating tensions.

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Eddie Mutwe, a Ugandan opposition activist, emerged from court visibly bearing the scars of torture after his detention by military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Justice Minister Norbert Mao denounced this abuse of justice, underscoring a chilling trend of repression as opposition leader Bobi Wine gears up for an election fraught with escalating tensions.