‘I will not delete my posts’: Inside Uganda’s crackdown on online critics
Summary
Ugandan social media critic Praise Aloikin Opoloje was detained and charged over alleged use of a SIM card registered to her mother. She says her arrest followed a video criticizing military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba and alleges that men abducted and mistreated her; those claims could not be independently verified. The article also describes a father’s search for his 17-year-old son, whom he says armed men took after the teenager discussed protesting.Key Facts
- Authorities detained Opoloje on September 26, 2026, and charged her under Uganda’s 2024 communications regulations with allegedly using another person’s SIM card for illegal activity.
- Opoloje denied the charge when she appeared in court on September 28.
- Opoloje says her detention followed a video in which she said she was not afraid of military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
- She alleges that men forced her into a van, beat her and threatened to rape her; the article says her account could not be independently verified.
- A court granted Opoloje bail on October 14 and required her to get permission before travelling internationally.
- Emmanuel Baliza says armed men took his 17-year-old son, William, from their home after the teenager expressed plans to protest.
- Baliza says the men claimed they were taking William to the Special Investigations Unit, but officials later denied holding him.
- Baliza says his daughter told him William had posted on TikTok: “Uganda is bleeding.”
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