OPPRESSED STUDENTS REVOLUTION @OppressedStds

The other day, 5 comrades were arrested from church as they were praying and taken to Wakiso Police. Meanwhile 6 who had gone for a football game were arrested and taken to Katwe Police. All were charged for incitement I am happy to inform you that they have all been released.

This is our stand as the nup institutions wing to the ongoing abductions done by the updf service 🚨🚨🚨

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Fred Lumbuye is not a criminal but he's a freedom fighter, a voice for the voiceless and a citizen journalist who chose to speak truth to power when many chose silence. For years, Lumbuye has used his platform particularly through his popular online show to expose corruption, human rights abuses and bad governance in Uganda. His crime is that he has been a mirror to the regime. He has given hope to millions of Ugandans in the diaspora and at home who feel oppressed and unheard. He has never advocated for violence. His only weapon has been his phone and his words. That is not criminality. That is activism protected under international human rights law. Handing Fred Lumbuye over to the Ugandan authorities, particularly to the hands of @mkainerugaba and the security apparatus he commands( @MODVA_UPDF and @PoliceUg ) would be tantamount to handing over a lamb to a lion. We have all seen what happens to government critics when they are returned to Uganda 🇺🇬 - Torture and Illegal Detention; Numerous reports from human rights organizations detail the torture of political activists in safe houses and illegal detention centres. - No Fair Trial; Lumbuye would not face an independent judiciary. He would face a politically motivated trial where the outcome is already decided. -Threat to Life; His life would be in immediate danger. His outspoken criticism of the First Family and the military leadership has made him a marked man. Turkey 🇹🇷 is a signatory to the @UNHumanRights UN Convention Against Torture and the principle of non refoulement, which prohibits returning a person to a country where there are substantial grounds for believing they would be in danger of being subjected to torture. We as Ugandans who love freedom, humbly appeal to the @TurkeyAffairs Government of Turkey 🇹🇷 Do not be complicit in the silencing of a freedom fighter. Do not legitimize transnational repression. Fred Lumbuye's activism in Turkey has been peaceful. He is not a threat to Turkish national security. We call upon the @UNHCR, @amnesty ,@hrw and all people of good conscience to intervene and ensure that @lumbuyefredk is protected. History will judge how we treat those who speak out against oppression. Fred Lumbuye stood for Ugandans. Now is the time for the world to stand for him. Hands 🙌 Off Fred Lumbuye, freedom of speech is not ot a crime.

NUP head of institutions Akiso Benjamin released after spending seven months in Luzira prison #KJNews

Welcome back Akiso Benjamin🌹. Obusibe bugwa 👏👏

Akiso Benjamin, Head of Institutions at @NUP_Ug, and Ismail Mayanja have been released after completing sentences arising from their prosecution for incitement to commit an offence. The two were arrested on February 2, 2026, after protesting against abductions and electoral fraud, and were remanded to Kampala Remand Prison, where they spent about seven months in detention. NUP's @DavidLRubongoya says they were eventually pushed into pleading guilty to incitement to violence. We reject the use of prolonged pre-trial detention against political prisoners and others detained for exercising their political rights. Holding an accused person in custody for months before trial can become a form of coercion, creating pressure to plead guilty or accept a plea arrangement simply to regain their freedom. Pre-trial detention must not become punishment, leverage, or a substitute for evidence. We demand timely and fair trials in all political cases, respect for the presumption of innocence, and an end to the use of prolonged detention to force outcomes that the state has failed to establish in court. #FreeAllPoliticalPrisonersUg

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Delighted to learn that comrade Akiso Benjamin is finally out after a long period on remand. Akiso is the head of institutions in our party. He was arrested and detained since February. His crime? Demanding for good governance! #FreeAllPoliticalPrisonersInUganda

Obusiibe bugwa Welcome Back Mr President Sir @AkisoBenjamin Oppressed.

Welcome back Mr President, @AkisoBenjamin

Very pleased to welcome back the @NUP_Ug Head of Institutions, comrade Akiso Benjamin and his colleague Ismail Mayanja who have spent 7 months in detention at the Kampala Remand Prison for simply protesting against abductions and electoral fraud. The two were arrested on 2nd February and have since been in detention without trial, until they were pushed into pleading guilty to 'inciting violence'! Today, they completed their sentence and have been released. Very grateful to all of you who continue to demand for the release of political prisoners, and those who support them and their families in different ways. Aluta continua!

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@NUP_Ug @DavidLRubongoya They fought a good fight

The Secretary General @DavidLRubongoya has just received our head of institutions comrade Akiso Benjamin and his counterpart Ismail Mayanja who have been on remand at Luzira prison facing trumped up charges of incitement to violence’. The duo have been coerced into taking a guilty plea in order to reclaim their ‘freedom’ upon enduring 7 months on remand without any fair trial. #FreeAllPoliticalPrisonersInUganda

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. THE PRESIDENT IS FINALLY OUT.@HEBobiwine @NUP_Ug @AkisoBenjamin @NupInstitutions @KyambogoNup

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Last birthday without a degree 😌 Happy birthday Nambafu 🥰

Not lost but resetting for the better!

#FreeAkisoBenjamin #IStandWithAkiso

TOMORROW WE SHALL AGAIN APPEAR BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE May The Lord Do it For Us. #JusticeforAkiso #freeAllPoliticalPrisoners