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Appendix B: Journalism Freedom: 1980–2008 (Country Ratings from Freedom House) - Uganda

Population (2010, proj.): 33,796,000

Gross National Income per Capita (current, 2007): $370

Date of Independence: October 9, 1962 (from the UK)

Date of Last Constitution: October 8, 1995 (amended 2005)

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While the constitution promises press freedom, “national security” laws limit that in practice. Journalists are often intimidated or attacked. After the government loosened controls in 1993, media outlets greatly ...

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