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- ↑ BBC News (8 September 2006). "Ugandan 'gay' name list condemned". London: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ UKGN (11 September 2006). "Red Pepper 'Outs' 13 Ugandan Lesbians in Continuing Witch Hunt". London: UK Gay News (UKGN). Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ Mhlambiso, Nthateng (11 May 2009). "Question & Answers With Red Pepper Editor On Outing Alleged Homosexual". Mask.org.za. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Siraje Lubwama (26 September 2012). "The Observer - Maama Fiina's husband sues Red Pepper over nude photos". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ "Government agrees to reopen Red Pepper | Monitor". 13 January 2021.
- ↑ BBC News (20 May 2013). "Uganda's Daily Monitor raided over Museveni 'plot'". London: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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