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Message: [QUOTE="Nehanda, post: 26248, member: 2262"] MEDIA FREEDOM UNDER BRUTAL ATTACK! UGANDAN JOURNALIST BEATEN TO A PULP! Blood spilled across the streets of Nansana as thugs viciously assaulted TOP TV journalist Ibrahim Miracle! The brave reporter merely attempted to cover National Unity Platform candidate Elias Nalukoola when VIOLENT ATTACKERS descended upon him, leaving him SEVERELY INJURED and fighting for his life! The Nansana Municipality Journalists' Association has ERUPTED in outrage, blasting this SHOCKING assault as a "brazen attack" on press freedom! They DEMAND immediate investigation and HARSH PUNISHMENT for the brutal attackers who CRUSHED a journalist simply doing his job! This HORRIFIC incident exposes the DANGEROUS reality journalists face every day in Uganda! The once-respected press freedom of the nation lies IN TATTERS as government forces and shadowy groups TARGET innocent reporters! Journalists face INTIMIDATION, VIOLENCE, and DEATH simply for reporting TRUTH to the people! "We REFUSE to become enemies of the state!" declared Steven Kilagga, the fiery chairperson of the Nansana Municipality Journalists' Association. His passionate speech RALLIED fellow journalists who FEAR they might be the next VICTIMS of this REIGN OF TERROR against media workers! The Committee to Protect Journalists has SLAMMED Uganda's "poor record" on press freedom! COUNTLESS journalists have suffered BEATINGS, HARASSMENT, and BRUTAL INTIMIDATION at the hands of those who FEAR the truth being exposed! The government PRETENDS to care but DOES NOTHING to stop the VIOLENCE! The heroic journalists of Nansana Municipality have made a BOLD DECLARATION: "We will not be silenced or intimidated! We will continue to report the truth and hold those in power accountable, no matter the risks!" These BRAVE WARRIORS OF TRUTH stand firm despite FACING DEATH every day! The attack on Ibrahim Miracle SCREAMS for justice! Will authorities FINALLY ACT, or will they CONTINUE PROTECTING the brutal attackers? Human rights groups WATCH IN HORROR as journalists become TARGETS in a country where speaking truth equals SIGNING YOUR DEATH WARRANT! The government claims to have taken steps toward press freedom—establishing commissions and training security forces—but these EMPTY GESTURES mean NOTHING as journalists continue to BLEED in the streets! The Nansana Municipality Journalists' Association DEMANDS REAL ACTION instead of WORTHLESS PROMISES! This VICIOUS ASSAULT proves once again that journalists in Uganda risk EVERYTHING simply to inform the public! The pressure MOUNTS on authorities who IGNORE THE BLOODSHED while pretending to support a free press! Will Ibrahim Miracle ever receive JUSTICE, or will his attackers walk FREE, ready to STRIKE AGAIN? [/QUOTE]

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