The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that senior officials from president George W. Bush’s administration cannot be held responsible for abuses against Muslim immigrants and others held in the frantic response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. The 4-2 decision marked a victory for ex-attorney general John Ashcroft and former FBI director Robert Mueller, who … Read more
Ugandan prosecutors have questioned the sanity of a prominent government critic, who has been charged with cyber harassment for calling President Yoweri Museveni a “pair of buttocks” in a Facebook post (see earlier entry ). The hashtag #PairOfButtocks is now trending on Twitter in Uganda as people discuss the high-profile case. Stella Nyanzi pleaded not … Read more
A prominent academic has been arrested for criticising the wife of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on social media, police said Saturday. Stella Nyanzi criticised Janet Museveni, who is education minister, on Facebook after the government reneged on a campaign pledge to supply free sanitary pads to schoolgirls struggling to afford hygiene products. Police spokesman Emilian … Read more