KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's leading opposition politician has been arrested by police for the second time in less than a week for trying to destabilise the country, the latest in a series of actions seen as aimed at silencing dissent.
Police said Kizza Besigye was arrested for trying to spark a new round of protests against high prices and other grievances that he had championed in 2011 and which led to violent clashes with the security forces. His aide denied any such plan.
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