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December 2, 2020

Bobi Wine Suspends Presidential Campaign in Uganda After Targeted Attacks
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In Uganda, presidential candidate Bobi Wine suspended his campaign after
members of his team were injured and his car was shot at. Bobi Wine told
reporters his campaign team was being "tortured by security
institutions," adding, "Our campaign is affected by police brutality."
The rapper-turned-politician was seeking to unseat President Yoweri
Museveni, who's been in power for 36 years, in next month's election.
According to the government, 54 people have died in protests after Bobi
Wine was arrested last month and detained for two days.


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