Tag Archives: Arrest

Bangladesh police arrest dozens of third-gender people

Hijras crying after being physically assaulted by an organised group while returning from the Boalkhali Police Station in Chittagong, after submitting a complaint against the same group for demanding extortion money. (Photo courtesy of JMBF)

Bangladesh advocates allege police extorted money, call for release of Hijras Bangladeshi Hijras being taken to the Narayanganj court by Rupganj Police in a police van after their arrest on allegations in a false extortion case. Dozens of Hijras have been detained in arbitrary arrests across Bangladesh following refusal to pay extortion money to police, JMBF alleges. (Photo courtesy of JMBF) …

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Cameroon police arrest and imprison 5 men for suspected homosexuality

Cameroon police arrest and imprison 5 men for suspected homosexuality

Police tracked them down by using a detainee’s telephone without a warrant Entrance of the Central Prison in the Kondengui section of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Police in Yaoundé, Cameroon, have charged five men with homosexual activity on the basis of texts and social media links they discovered on one man’s telephone, which they seized and searched without a warrant. All five …

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Raila Odinga Dies in India After Cardiac Arrest

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Raila Odinga, former Prime Minister of Kenya, died at an Ayurvedic eye hospital-cum-research centre at Koothattukulam in Ernakulam district of Kerala on Wednesday (October 15, 2025). He was 80. He suffered a cardiac failure during his morning walk on the campus. Odinga collapsed during a morning walk within the premises of the Ayurvedic facility and was rushed to Devamatha Hospital …

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See Video-Police Arrest Cruel Officer Filmed Slapping Kyanja Fuel Attendant

See Video Police Arrest Cruel Officer Filmed Slapping Kyanja Fuel Attendant

The officer, attached to the Counter Terrorism Directorate, was caught on CCTV bragging after slapping a cashier over a Shs30,000 fuel bill. Police have confirmed the arrest of one of their own who was captured on camera assaulting a fuel station shop attendant in Kyanja, Kampala, and boasting about it in an apparent show of impunity. Assistant Superintendent of Police …

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Mbarara LC1 Bosses face arrest over abuse of Stamp  and extortion

Mbarara LC1 Bosses face arrest over abuse of Stamp and

Amos Tayebwa, Mbarara The Office of the Mbarara City Resident City Commissioner has established that most Chairpersons LC one and two overcharge the land owners and the land brokers in Mbarara City when giving stamps during land agreements and transactions. This has raised alerts to the authorities especially the office of the RCC Mbarara City after the outcries from the …

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Kumi Deputy RDC Kyomya Woes Deepen, faces arrest

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Kumi – Deputy Resident District Commissioner (DRDC) James Kyomya is under fire from residents and local leaders in Kumi District, facing accusations of intimidation, incompetence, and financial exploitation, even as the district welcomes a new RDC just days ago. In a phone interview with this publication, prominent resident Mr. Charles Olaboro accused Kyomya of a string of abuses, including filing …

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“Your leaders are the thieves, help me to arrest them”, M7 Tells Luwero Voters at Campaign Launch

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Luweero, Uganda — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today, Tuesday 30,  officially launched his presidential campaigns at Bukalasa Agricultural College grounds in Luweero, where he delivered a powerful call for accountability and pledged to intensify the fight against theft of Parish Development Model (PDM) funds and government drugs.   Accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama …

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Court Issues a Warrant of Arrest against Land Dealer Kamoga

Court Issues a Warrant of Arrest against Land Dealer Kamoga

The Entebbe Magistrates court has issued an arrest warrant to the Kampala city land broker Mohammad Kamoga after he failed to appear in court to answer charges of forging a lawyer’s practicing certificate in the alleged fraudulent acquisition of a 200 acre land at Garuga- Bukaaya in Entebbe, Wakiso District. Muhammad Kamoga of Kamoga Property consultants (Courtesy photo) The Grade …

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UJA Condemns PM Nabbanja Over Arrest Order of Journalist Mwesigwa Over Health Facility Exposé

UJA Condemns PM Nabbanja Over Arrest Order of Journalist Mwesigwa

By Kabuye Ronald  The Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) has condemned Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Robina Nabbanja and Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Diana Atwine for allegedly intimidating and ordering the arrest of journalist David Mwesigwa after he reported on dire conditions in government health facilities in Mukono and Kayunga districts. UJA Condemns PM Nabbanja Over Arrest Order of Journalist …

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