‘I will not delete my posts’: Inside Uganda’s crackdown on online critics

Al Jazeera · Al Jazeera Staff · 2026-11-04 10:59 UTC

Uganda’s online critics allege abductions and intimidation as families search for missing relatives.

Uganda’s online critics allege abductions and intimidation as families search for missing relatives.

Kampala, Uganda – Praise Aloikin Opoloje walks into the visitors’ waiting room at Luzira Women’s Prison wearing an oversized yellow-and-black striped dress and a broad smile.

Detained since September 26, 2026, she was charged with the alleged unlawful use of a SIM card registered in her mother’s name. Her case has drawn attention to the risks faced by Ugandans who use social media to criticise powerful political and military figures.

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