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04 February 2021
Ugandan Activist Stella Nyanzi Seeks Refuge in Kenya
Ugandan activist and author Dr Stella Nyanzi has reportedly fled to Kenya citing political persecution by the Ugandan government.
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18 May 2020
Stella Nyanzi Has Been Arrested for Protesting the 'Slow Distribution of Food' In Uganda
'My children are hungry I want food, I just want food,' said the activist as her and several associates were detained on their way to the home of the Prime Minister.
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20 February 2020
Ugandan Activist Stella Nyanzi to be Released from Prison
After being sentenced to 18 months in prison for the "cyber harassment" of President Yoweri Museveni, Stella Nyanzi has won her court appeal and the judge has ordered her immediate release.
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17 January 2020
Jailed Ugandan Activist, Stella Nyanzi, Wins PEN Prize for Freedom of Expression
The outspoken activist, who is currently serving a prison sentence for a poem she wrote about the president's mother's vagina, won for her resistance "in front of a regime that is trying to suppress her."
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02 August 2019
Ugandan Activist, Stella Nyanzi, Found Guilty of Cyber Harassment Against President Museveni
The activist has been sentenced to 18 months in prison over a poem she wrote about the president last year, referencing vaginas.
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12 April 2017
This Ugandan Activist Was Jailed for 'Insulting' the President After She Advocated for Free Sanitary Pads
Outspoken Ugandan activist, Stella Nyanzi, faces charges of "cyber harassment" and more for speaking out against the president.
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