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Uganda police detain journalists protesting rights violations

Eight Ugandan journalists were detained on Monday as they marched in the capital Kampala to protest what they said were police abuses, including beatings and detentions, during coverage of student protests last month, a rights group official said.

The alleged abuses took place for several days starting on Oct. 22 after students at Uganda’s largest public university, Makerere, staged protests against planned fee increases.

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