00:00Kana Rougaba often targets and taunts wine in his posts on X.
00:06Even before the election, opposition voices had been complaining of increased repression under President Museveni.
00:12More from our regional correspondent Juliette Monti.
00:16In Uganda, members and supporters of the main opposition party have been facing growing pressure since the presidential election.
00:25Around 800 arrests have been recorded nationwide.
00:30At least 18 people have been killed by security forces in Bhutanbala, Njeru, Masaka, Luero and Mityana.
00:38And four abductions have been reported in the past few days.
00:41These figures come from the National Unity Platform, which warns the real toll could be higher.
00:47The ruling party, the NRM, has so far not responded to France 24's request for comment.
00:53We met the leader of the opposition at Parliament.
00:56He accuses the authorities of deliberately spreading fear to silence any dissent.
01:02People are afraid.
01:03Even myself, I don't know when there will be an instruction to come and arrest me,
01:08even though, yes, I'm an elected leader, leader of the opposition and all of that.
01:12This regime operates in a rogue manner.
01:15They'll stop at nothing.
01:16So, yes, it is a worrisome situation, but we have chosen that we shall not sit back,
01:21because that's what they want us to do.
01:23One of the most visible faces of the opposition under pressure is Bobby Wine.
01:28The party leader and main challenger to Yoeri Museveni in this election
01:32fled after security forces surrounded his home the day after the vote.
01:38On the streets, his campaign posters now look like wanted notices.
01:41The chief of defense forces, the head of the military, who is the son to Museveni,
01:46one Mohozika in Erugaba, has been tweeting saying he's hunting down Bobby Wine to kill him.
01:52He has said that on Twitter.
01:53Human rights violations had already been documented by civil society in the weeks leading up to the election.
02:00The final result, giving Yoeri Museveni victory with 71% of the vote,
02:06has been challenged by the opposition and criticized by election observers
02:10and human rights organizations alike.
02:13Thank you.
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