France, June 29 -- The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) has condemned what it called a flagrant attack on media freedom, demanding the "immediate reopening of these media houses".

It added that journalists and media workers should be allowed "to continue their work without any form of harassment and intimidation."

FAJ President Omar Faruk Osman said that "the deployment of soldiers to storm and shut down Uganda's leading independent media houses is one of the clearest manifestations of authoritarian rule and the deepening culture of impunity that now silences the few remaining foundations of democratic governance in the country."

A veteran journalist from the channel told AFP on condition of anonymity on Sunday: "We were shut do...