Uganda - Kampala-based reporter killed, motive still unclear

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is shocked by last night's murder of Thomas Pere, a reporter for the state-owned New Vision media group in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. His body was found early this morning in an open field a few miles outside the city. “It is clear from the injuries to Pere's body and the way it was found that his death was not accidental, and that in fact he was murdered,” Reporters Without Borders said. “The motive, and whether it was linked to his work, is not yet clear but so (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - lundi 17 juin 2013