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Masake Anthony (@masakeonline) works at Chapter Four Uganda, a Ugandan civil liberties independent group. He is a seasoned human rights defender and social justice advocate. Masake is an experienced socio-political blogger keen to innovatively harness the power of new media to drive social change and encourage participation. His engagement is driven by profound belief of the interconnectedness of all human beings and the critical need for the respect of rights for all. Several of his blog posts have been published in Uganda’s local daily newspapers – Daily Monitor and New Vision, corporate magazines such as the Uganda Law Society Magazine, and other online platforms.

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The Way Forward on Social Media Shutdowns 0
- DRC - Kinshasa, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Internet, Media, Politics, Social Media, Uganda, Zimbabwe
- 01.02.2019.
Digital authoritarianism is rapidly becoming fashionable in Africa. In 2018, Access Now recorded 21 shutdowns in Africa, a sharp rise from 13 shutdowns in 2017. In that period, the longest shutdown was reported in Cameroon where it lasted at least 230 days. Similar trends were noted globally – from 75 shutdowns in 2016, incidents of
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Why we need to do more to defend civil liberties 0
- Civil Liberties, Human Rights, Politics, Uganda
- 23.01.2019.
Amidst a worrying trend for human rights globally, civil liberties took major hits in 2018. Perpetrators continued to ride on impunity to brazenly violate rights in obvious disregard of the rule of law. Civil liberties are a crucial pillar for peaceful, just, open and prosperous societies. During the two-day Kampala Geopolitics Conference convened by the
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The folly of Uganda’s mobile money tax 2
- Social Media, Uganda
- 18.05.2018.
It almost seems someone at the top of the food chain wants mobile money to fail in Uganda. That can be the only reason for the latest developments. It all started perfectly and for a moment, it looked like we were going to transform financial inclusion but before take off, some folks are out to
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Rethink NGO organising to re-energise civic activism 0
- NGO, Uganda
- 14.05.2018.
The wave of political repression is closing civic space and threatening fragile democracies across the world. In Uganda, the situation is not any better. As a result, many look up to the civil society to play a crucial role in scaling up civic activism to engage and push back for respect of rights and democratic
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Was stuck in traffic because, cancelled trip b'se : Wife followed Husband and his girlfriend from wherever and then parked right on front of them in the middle of the road. Husband had child in car. Wife gets out of car, goes to husband, and throws punches.

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In exercise of rights under Article 35 of the Constitution and Access to Information Act, I ask Chief Justice @dkmaraga to disclose the fate of a petition to dissolve Parliament for failure to comply with the 2/3rds gender rule filed by #WeAre52percent. #Julisha @KenyasOmbudsman

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