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Students Against Eacop Uganda🇺🇬

@studenteacop

This is a youth- led student climate movement using Civil Disobedience as a strategy to protect nature and the planet.Sign Up at studentsagainsteacop.org

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We demand an end to Violence and Intimidation by TotalEnergies Government of Uganda CNOOC Uganda Limited and share holders of EACOP where about 47 of our members were violently arrested and raided in transit to the protest scene on 9th August 2024 during the protest at parliament of Uganda

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We demand an end to Violence, Intimidation, repression and silencing of our members as they marched to the Ministry of Energy in Uganda demanding an end to EACOP and government of Uganda to sign a fossil free treaty. TotalEnergies must change course and respect Human Rights!

We demand an end to  Violence, Intimidation, repression and silencing of our members as they marched to the Ministry of Energy in Uganda demanding an end to EACOP and government of Uganda to sign a fossil free treaty. <a href="/TotalEnergies/">TotalEnergies</a> must change course and respect Human Rights!
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WATCH: A group of youth protestors and locals affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project has been arrested by security agencies led by Uganda Police Force and the army as they attempted to march to the Energy Ministry to deliver a petition to the Energy Minister, Ms

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Police in Hoima has foiled a demonstration by the Oil project-affected persons who had gathered at Kitara Secondary School. Alanz Mwesigwa Munnakyalo #NBSLiveAt1 #NBSUpdates

Police in Hoima has foiled a demonstration by the Oil project-affected persons who had gathered at Kitara Secondary School. 

<a href="/AlansMwesigwa/">Alanz Mwesigwa Munnakyalo</a>

#NBSLiveAt1 #NBSUpdates
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Security personnel have arrested a group of people who were protesting against the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. #NTVNews bit.ly/3T6lDQx?utm_me…  bit.ly/3T6lDQx?utm_me…

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UPDATE: 20 climate activists and persons affected by oil pipeline have this morning been arraigned at Buganda Road Court and remanded untill 3rd September 2024. These were arrested while marching to petition Ministry of Energy calling for an end to EACOP and fossil free treaty

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We demand their release and an end to the intimidation, Violence and Repression against the many including our members that remain detained untill 3rd September 2024. They are Strong regardless of government brutality. Just Stop Oil

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Ending both new oil, gas and coal infrastructure remains a mandate of all governments and corporations all over the world, implementation of projects like EACOP undermines the urgent need for transition to use of renewable energy. We demand the release of 20 arrested activists.

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Update: 20 of our members and persons affected by the pipeline will today at exactly 9:00am appear before Buganda Road Court to respond to charges of Common Nuisance for their involvement in a peaceful protest march (against EACOP) to the Ministry of Energy on 26th August 2024

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UPDATE: The Magistrate at Buganda Road Court has adjourned Bail Application untill 5th September 2024, the 20 Students Climate Activists and Persons Affected by Pipeline. These were arrested for leading a peaceful protest against EACOP as they marched to ministry of Energy.

UPDATE: The Magistrate at Buganda Road Court has adjourned Bail Application untill 5th September 2024, the 20 Students Climate Activists and Persons Affected by Pipeline. These were arrested for leading a peaceful protest against EACOP as they marched to ministry of Energy.
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Uganda: Crackdown on activists protesting against large-scale oil projects fidh.org/en/region/Afri… via FIDH These Arrests are regrettable and shouldn’t have happened in the first place, We condemn this brutal behavior of TotalEnergies Government of Uganda

Uganda: Crackdown on activists protesting against large-scale oil projects fidh.org/en/region/Afri… via <a href="/fidh_en/">FIDH</a>
These Arrests are regrettable and shouldn’t have happened in the first place, We condemn this brutal behavior of <a href="/TotalEnergies/">TotalEnergies</a> <a href="/GovUganda/">Government of Uganda</a>
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UPDATE: Court session is ongoing for Bail Application for 20 Climate Students Activists and Persons affected by the Pipeline who have been on remand at Luziira Maximum Security Prisons as they were arrested as we led a protest petitioning the Ministry of Energy to stop EACOP

UPDATE: Court session is ongoing for Bail Application for  20 Climate Students Activists and Persons affected by the Pipeline who have been on remand at Luziira Maximum Security Prisons as they were arrested as we led a protest petitioning the Ministry of Energy to stop EACOP
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The #20 arrested Students Climate Activists and Persons Affected by the Pipeline have this afternoon been remanded back to Luziira Maximum Security Prison untill Tomorrow when the Magistrate will give the Court Ruling on Our Bail Application efforts.

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UPDATE: Court at Buganda Road Court has granted a non-cash bail to the 20 Students Climate Activists and Persons affected by the Pipeline who were arrested on 26th August 2024 as we led a protest to the Minstry of Energy demanding an end to EACOP

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All the #20 arrested both Climate Students Activists and Persons Affected by Pipeline have been released after Court earlier on the day granted them bail, these will report back on 12th November. These were arrested for leading the protest as we petitioned Ministry of Energy