Committee to Protect Journalists

Force in Play

As of June 2026: Condemned the shutdown

Just after midnight on June 28, 2026, soldiers sealed off Nation Media Group's offices in Kampala. By 5 a.m., NTV Uganda, Spark TV, the Daily Monitor, KFM and Dembe FM were dark. Staff could not get in or out.

Updated Jun 28

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Primary tracker of journalist casualties

Israeli strikes have killed more journalists in the Gaza war than in any armed conflict in modern history—over 260 Palestinian journalists since October 2023. That exceeds the combined toll from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

Updated May 22

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Condemned conviction, called for immediate release

Frenchie Mae Cumpio was 20 years old when police kicked down her door at 2 a.m. and claimed to find a grenade on her bed. Six years later, she remains in prison—now convicted of terrorism financing and facing up to 18 more years. The regional court acquitted her of the weapons charges that justified her original arrest but found her guilty of funneling money to communist insurgents, based largely on testimony from witnesses who gave contradictory statements about meeting a nine-year-old terrorist financier.

Updated May 22