Brian Eno, Damon Albarn, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, and lots of others have joined a petition to sentence the Ugandan authorities for the violent imprisonment of politician and musician Robert Kyagulanyi (aka Bobi Wine.) Kyagulanyi was elected to Uganda’s parliament in 2017 as an unbiased member and has overtly opposed the present Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni. He’s presently being detained for alleged treason following a brutal beating at an election rally he attended on August 13. His driver, Yasin Kawuma, was additionally shot useless whereas ready for him within the passenger seat.
U2’s Adam Clayton, Rough Trade founder Geoff Travis, Reggie Watts, Leo Abrahams, and lots of different musicians and human rights activists have additionally joined the petition. They demand Kyagulanyi’s entry to medical consideration, in addition to a full investigation into his imprisonment and the killing of Kawuma.
“We pledge to remain vigilant about his ongoing detention and to use our voices and networks at the local, regional, and international levels to raise awareness about his case, to press for his immediate and unconditional release, and for an end to this and other acts of political repression and violence in Uganda,” the petition reads. See the total assertion through OkayAfrica. Following Bobi Wine’s imprisonment, protests and arrests have erupted throughout Uganda’s capital, Kampala.
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