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John Okot is a freelance journalist based in Gulu, northern Uganda.

  • A farmer wades through his garden after floods destroyed it in Kasenyi village, Albertine region, western Uganda. Credit: John Okot..
    ClimateSocietyTop storyUganda
    By John Okot
    June 23, 2023
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    “Danger is imminent”: Ugandans blame EACOP tree clearings for floods

    Floods submerged farms near TotalEnergies’ 700-acre industrial area. The oil major has compensated 88 people. Officials say thousands were affected. Floods first ripped through Sam Akuguzibwe’s ...
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  • Bob Barigye, an enviromental activist, in the capital, Kampala. Photo by John Okot.
    ClimateEditor's PicksPoliticsUganda
    By John Okot
    March 16, 2023
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    “Enemies of the state”: Uganda targets climate activists in quiet crackdown

    Activists say the government is using arrests and psychological torture to avoid signs of abuse that could lead to bad publicity for EACOP investors. In December ...
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  • Police at an opposition rally in Uganda in April 2022. Credit: Bobi Wine/Facebook.
    PoliticsSocietyTop storyUganda
    By John Okot
    May 10, 2022
    847
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    Museveni’s plan to jail rivals for even longer and how it might backfire

    Uganda’s president wants to eradicate bail for capital offences, but even some in his own party aren’t sure it’s a good idea. For over eight months, ...
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  • Jose Chameleone (left) and Bobi Wine (right) performing together in 2018.
    PoliticsSocietyTop storyUganda
    By John Okot
    October 13, 2021
    1406
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    “Beggars and bailouts”: The new political rift in Uganda’s music scene

    Earlier this year, musicians were largely united against the government as several ran as opposition candidates. Not so much anymore. This July, a hotel in the ...
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    Editor's PicksSocietyUganda
    By John Okot
    June 15, 2021
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    “We need to stick together”: Meet the family made up of Ongwen’s ex-wives

    After escaping the LRA, the former “wives” of the convicted war criminal were shunned by their families. So they decided to be their own. When Dilis ...
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  • LGBTQ community paralegals in Uganda, facing away from the camera to shield their identities. Credit: John Okot.
    SocietyUganda
    By John Okot
    October 29, 2020
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    “Someone willing to help people like me”: Uganda’s LGBTQ paralegals

    Queer Ugandans who face discrimination often find it impossible to get legal support. But some are training as paralegals so they can help each other.   This ...
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