SUNDAY 4 AUGUST 2019

Ugandan academic jailed for

‘creative flair’ in lewd poem

criticising president

Stella Nyanzi shouted and bared her breasts during the hearing in Kampala (AP)

PETER STUBLEY

A prominent academic has been jailed for 18 months for criticising the Ugandan president Yoweri
Museveni in a graphic Facebook post about his 33-year rule.

Stella Nyanzi, a feminist, activist and university lecturer, bared her breasts in protest at the sentence for
cyberharassment while appearing in court by video link from a maximum security prison.

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