Hillary and Justin outside arrivals at Entebbe Airport! #freeUgandaJournos . Not sure who taken by @JM_now pic.twitter.com/nvkpEhAr8F
— Rosebell Kagumire (@RosebellK) July 31, 2013
Today at about 1200hrs EAT, South Sudan authorities freed two Ugandan journalists who have been in detention since Saturday. The Justin Dralaze and Hillary Ayesiga who were filming in Juba, the capital of South Sudan without clearance were held by South Sudan security for four days.
Family reunited @garyalfonso @AllanAtulinda @odingowB @Elirri @iznakirya @MauriceMugisha @kikyjosh @HillaryAyesiga pic.twitter.com/OVwphgiVuM
— Julius Mugambwa (@JM_now) July 31, 2013
The Ugandan Embassy and Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs intervened in the case for the last five days but it was a lot of work on part of two South Sudanese Human Rights lawyers that finally brought security in South Sudan to release the journalists without charge.
Hilary Ayesiga talking to @ntvuganda #freeugandajournos @JZiras pic.twitter.com/vyceKYxNaa
— Joshua Moturi kiky (@kikyjosh) July 31, 2013
The two are expected to arrive in the country this evening. The two were held together with a Ugandan Juba based driver Muhammed Bukenya.
Here’s a poster from a social media campaign that Ugandan journalists used to call on President Kiir to intervene.
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