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Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has been detained, says lawyer
Kakwenza Rukirabashaija is being held and no reason given for his arrest, lawyer says.
Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who won a prestigious prize this year for courageous writing, has been detained by police his lawyer has confirmed.
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Photo: Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija. Credit: PEN Pinter Prize.
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