Uganda-Turkey Tensions: Protesters Gather At Embassy In Kampala Over Dissident Fred Lumbuye

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Members of the Patriotic League of Uganda gathered outside the Turkish Embassy in Kampala on Friday, demanding the extradition of dissident Fred Lumbuye, whose online posts local authorities view as anti-government propaganda

Uganda Turkey Tensions
Members of the Patriotic League of Uganda demonstrate outside the Turkish Embassy demanding the extradition of a dissident, Fred Lumbuye, whose online activities are seen by local authorities as anti-government propaganda in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hajarah Nalwadda
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Uganda Turkish Embassy protest
Twalla Fadil, in yellow General Secretary of Patriotic League of Uganda and other members demonstrated outside the Turkish Embassy demanding the extradition of a dissident, Fred Lumbuye, whose online activities are seen by local authorities as anti-government propaganda in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hajarah Nalwadda
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dissident Fred Lumbuye
Members of the Patriotic League of Uganda demonstrate outside the Turkish Embassy demanding the extradition of a dissident, Fred Lumbuye, whose online activities are seen by local authorities as anti-government propaganda in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hajarah Nalwadda
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Uganda Chief of Defence Forces Turkey
Members of the Patriotic League of Uganda demonstrate outside the Turkish Embassy demanding the extradition of a dissident, Fred Lumbuye, whose online activities are seen by local authorities as anti-government propaganda in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hajarah Nalwadda
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Yoweri Museveni Turkey diplomatic ties
Members of the Patriotic League of Uganda demonstrate outside the Turkish Embassy demanding the extradition of a dissident, Fred Lumbuye, whose online activities are seen by local authorities as anti-government propaganda in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hajarah Nalwadda
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Uganda threatens to cut ties with Turkey
Police officers barricade the roads to the Turkish Embassy, following a protest by members of the Patriotic League of Uganda, demanding the extradition of a dissident, Fred Lumbuye, whose online activities are seen by local authorities as anti-government propaganda, in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hajarah Nalwadda
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Ugandan general tells Turkish citizens to leave
Police officers barricade the roads to the Turkish Embassy, following a protest by members of the Patriotic League of Uganda, demanding the extradition of a dissident, Fred Lumbuye, whose online activities are seen by local authorities as anti-government propaganda, in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hajarah Nalwadda
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Turkey Uganda diplomatic dispute reasons
Members of the Patriotic League of Uganda demonstrate outside the Turkish Embassy demanding the extradition of a dissident, Fred Lumbuye, whose online activities are seen by local authorities as anti-government propaganda in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hajarah Nalwadda
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Uganda Turkey flight suspension
Members of the Patriotic League of Uganda demonstrate outside the Turkish Embassy demanding the extradition of a dissident, Fred Lumbuye, whose online activities are seen by local authorities as anti-government propaganda in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hajarah Nalwadda
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Turkish Embassy Kampala closure
Members of the Patriotic League of Uganda demonstrate outside the Turkish Embassy demanding the extradition of a dissident, Fred Lumbuye, whose online activities are seen by local authorities as anti-government propaganda in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hajarah Nalwadda

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