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Ugandan Lawmakers Brawl in Parliament over Presidential Age Limit

HeadlineSep 28, 2017

In Uganda, Presidential Guards and Special Command soldiers forcibly ejected lawmakers from the chambers of Parliament when they tried to vote against a change to the country’s constitution that would let long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni run for re-election after age 75. After a fight broke out in the chambers, a Ugandan opposition MP was taken to the hospital. The proposal stirred widespread resistance and protests around the country. On Wednesday, the Uganda Communications Commission barred radio and television stations from broadcasting live coverage of any events that “are inciting the public.” Three journalists in the city of Lira were arrested as they covered protests there.

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