Uganda’s Political Repression Endangers Opposition Leader’s Life Amid Power-Grip

In the heart of Africa, a stark warning echoes for America and the free world: when authoritarian regimes crush opposition voices, freedom suffers—and so do innocent lives. Kizza Besigye, Uganda’s veteran opposition leader, now languishes in maximum-security detention with failing health, a grim symbol of President Yoweri Museveni’s iron grip on power. How Long Will Washington Overlook Uganda's Assault on Democracy? Besigye once stood as a beacon of hope against decades of authoritarian rule that has steadily dismantled democratic norms in Uganda. Yet today, he is confined under treason charges widely seen as politically motivated. His party reports his condition...