''Red Pepper'' is a daily
tabloid newspaper
A tabloid is a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet. There is no standard size for this newspaper format.
Etymology
The word ''tabloid'' comes from the name given by the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wel ...
in
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...
that began publication on 19 June 2001. Mirroring tabloid styles in other countries, the paper is known for its mix of
sensationalism
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, scandal, and frequent nudity. The paper has received the ire of the Ugandan government for publishing conspiracy theories relating to the death of
Sudan
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's Vice President
John Garang
John Garang de Mabior (June 23, 1945 – July 30, 2005) was a Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader. From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) after the Second Sudanese Civil War, the comprehensive peace agreemen ...
in a helicopter crash and revealing that former foreign minister
James Wapakhabulo died of
AIDS
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.
In August 2006, ''Red Pepper'' published the first names and occupations of prominent Ugandan men whom it asserted were gay. This decision was sharply criticized by
Human Rights Watch
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, which said that the publishing could have exposed the men to government harassment because
homosexuality in Uganda remained illegal. The following month, ''Red Pepper'' published a similar list of 13 women whom it claimed were lesbians.
In an interview published in May 2009, the news editor of ''Red Pepper'', Ben Byarabaha, vowed that the tabloid would continue its campaign against alleged homosexuals by publishing their names, photographs, and addresses.
In September 2012, the newspaper was sued about its published nude photo of an herbalist. In January 2018, Red Pepper was reopened by the government
Available Newspapers
* ''The Red Pepper'' Newspaper
* ''The Saturday Pepper''
* ''The Sunday Pepper''
* Kamunye News Paper
* Entasi Weekly News Paper
2013 police raid
Uganda Police raided the premises of ''Red Pepper'' on 20 May 2013. This happened soon after the paper had published a letter allegedly written by Army General
David Sejusa, threatening that those opposing
Muhoozi Kainerugaba for presidency risked their lives. Kainerugaba is the son of the long-standing President
Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician and retired senior military officer who has been the 9th and current President of Uganda since 26 January 1986. Museveni spearheaded rebellions with aid of then ...
. The same letter was also published by another Ugandan newspaper, the ''
Daily Monitor
The ''Daily Monitor'' is a Ugandan independent daily newspaper. Its name is shared by the ''Saturday Monitor'' and ''Sunday Monitor'', which are also published by Monitor Publications Limited. ''Daily Monitor'' averaged a daily circulation of 24,2 ...
'', whose offices were also raided. Both daily newspapers remained closed for ten consecutive days, until the siege was lifted on 30 May 2013.
2021 Rebranding & Office Relocation
Around mid-2021, the company rebranded From Red Pepper to Daily Pepper still a tabloid News letter.
Around Late 2021, the company relocated from its main offices from Namanve_along Jinja Road to Bweyogerere-Buto just opposite
UNBS.
See also
*
LGBT rights in Uganda
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Uganda face legal challenges, active discrimination and stigmatisation not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female homosexual activity are illegal in Uganda. Under the Pen ...
*
''Rolling Stone'' (Uganda)
References
External links
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* https://www.redpepper.co.ug/
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Daily newspapers published in Uganda
Publications established in 2001
2001 establishments in Uganda
English-language newspapers published in Africa