A new wave of repression in Uganda has led to the abductions of dozens more opposition activists by security forces and at least one alleged death. The Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine poses for a photograph after his press conference at his home in Magere, Uganda, in January. Wine’s house has been surrounded by security forces for many months, and though he is allowed to leave, he is constantly followed. The unmarked vans used by security forces – known as “drones” – are sometimes visible on footage from traffic or other surveillance cameras close to the site of abductions. The Ugandan opposition leader and singer Bobi Wine (centre) is detained during an anti-government demonstration in Kampala in March.

Source: The Guardian June 06, 2021 11:16 UTC