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The people of 16 January
4 people in 4 stories, 46 deaths recorded, 2026
Bobi Wine
National Unity Platform president (born 1982)
The opposition National Unity Platform says its leader and presidential candidate Bobi Wine has been placed under house arrest. A Ugandan military helicopter takes Wine to an unknown location after his house was stormed by security forces.
Crime & Justice · 16 Jan
Yoon Suk Yeol
President of South Korea from 2022 to 2025
A high court in Seoul, South Korea, sentences former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for obstructing justice and excluding cabinet members during his 2024 martial law declaration, while acquitting him of document forgery.
Crime & Justice · 16 Jan
Yoweri Museveni
President of Uganda since 1986
Clashes between protesters opposed to president Yoweri Museveni and police leave at least seven people dead in Butambala, Uganda.
Crime & Justice · 16 Jan
Anwar Ibrahim
Prime Minister of Malaysia since 2022
Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim temporarily freezes all military and police procurement until compliance rules are met following an anti-corruption probe, while ordering a review and restructuring of the procurement system.
Crime & Justice · 16 Jan
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