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Ugandan don gets 18 months in prison, strips naked in court

Controversial Makerere University academic and women activist Dr Stella Nyanzi (left) in court. FILE PHOTO | DAILY MONITOR

By  DICTA ASIIMWE

A Ugandan court on Friday sentenced controversial academic Dr Stella Nyanzi to 18 months in prison for cyber-harassment.

Dr Nyanzi, however, will only serve for nine months as she had spent a similar duration in remand.

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