Campaigners and Activists denounce China’s Secret detention Policy.

Campaigners say China has ‘systematised arbitrary and secret detention’ by holding thousands of people under ‘Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location’. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated On 28 Dec 2021 at 0920 EAT. On September 24, Chinese authorities realised Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig after detaining them for more than 1,000 days. The pair were not held…

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Awards Winning Journalists for 2021 announced

HICGI News Agency – Updated at 0015 EAT on Thursday 23rd 2021 Several Ugandan Journalists on Tuesday scooped Awards from The African Centre for Media Excellence – ACME a Kampala-based independent, non-profit professional organisation that is committed to excellence in journalism and mass communication in Africa. ACME’s main goal is to make the media a…

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Israel bans travel to US over Omicron concerns: COVID live news

US will join a growing list of European countries and other destinations to which Israelis are barred from traveling. HICGI News Agency Updated at 1657 GMT on 20th Dec 2021 Israel has added the United States to its “no-fly” list, citing concerns over the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant. Acting on health ministry…

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DPP withdraws charges against two online journalists

By HICGI News Agency – updated at 2118 GMT on Sunday 19th Dec 2021 Kampala – On Friday the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Jane Frances Abodo withdrew charges of criminal libel and offensive communication contrary to sections 179 of the Penal Code Act and 25 of the Computer Misuse Act against two online journalists,…

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