Uganda: Opposition leader Kizza Besigye faces controversial trial

Historical opposition leader Kizza Besigye, 70, faces trial for charges he calls political instrumentalization.

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His lawyers recall his 2024 abduction in Kenya and extradition to Uganda.

This trial occurs amid increased repression against the opposition.

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