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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86763, member: 27"] Arrests at NEMA flipped a peaceful wetland petition into a month behind bars, and the backlash has spiraled into threats, beatings, and livelihoods wrecked. Arrests over Lwera Wetland protest [LIST] [*]Eight activists walked into the National Environment Management Authority with a petition. [*]Police grabbed the group and slapped them with public nuisance charges. [*]The court remanded them to prison for a month before bail came through. [*]Since the release, several say they face threats and physical attacks. [/LIST] Claims of intimidation and assault [LIST] [*]Zaina said strangers beat her and snatched her phone. [*]Unknown callers allegedly pressured campaigners to ditch the Lwera fight. [*]Fear has gripped participants who say they live on edge. [*]Activists claim harassment kicked off after their time in custody. [/LIST] Flooding and health fallout near Lwera [LIST] [*]Fiona Nalusiba linked sand mining and rice farming to worse floods. [*]Villages reportedly see gardens submerged during heavy rains. [*]Chemical spraying in rice fields allegedly contaminates shared water. [*]Residents described stomach illness after spraying days. [/LIST] Accusations against Uganda Wildlife Authority [LIST] [*]Nalusiba accused the Uganda Wildlife Authority of ignoring warning signs. [*]Dead birds were allegedly found after drinking from polluted water. [*]Activists say official inaction signals indifference. [*]Wetland damage allegedly continues without intervention. [/LIST] Economic hit for Nasser Jafali [LIST] [*]Nasser Jafali said prison time cost him his factory job. [*]Managers at a Chinese-run plant allegedly terminated his position. [*]Flooding destroyed his mother’s clinic in Kamuwunga. [*]Jafali argued activists are punished while degraders profit. [/LIST] Pressure on Joachim Mumbere [LIST] [*]Joachim Mumbere leads Weka Afri Sustainable Biodiversity and Food Security Foundation. [*]Anonymous callers allegedly dangled bribes to drop the campaign. [*]Mumbere claimed illegal sand mining licenses are circulating. [*]Corruption accusations stretch from village leaders upward. [/LIST] Silence from local leadership [LIST] [*]Kamuwunga village chairperson declined to discuss the wetland publicly. [*]Jafali said joint petition efforts with leaders have stalled. [*]Mumbere blamed bribery for the lack of cooperation. [*]Residents recalled President Yoweri Museveni promising to cancel wetland land titles. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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