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Ugandan academic jailed for 18 months for criticizing Museveni on Facebook

FILE PHOTO: Ugandan academic Stella Nyanzi at Buganda Road Court where she was charged with cybercrimes in Kampala, Uganda June 26, 2019. REUTERS.

A Ugandan court jailed a prominent academic on Friday for 18 months on cyber harassment charges stemming from a Facebook post that included sexually explicit criticism of long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni.

The verdict drew the ire of rights activists who accused the government of using laws about electronic communications to stifle political dissent.

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