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The people of 24 January
3 people in 3 stories, 27 deaths recorded, 2026
Bobi Wine
National Unity Platform president (born 1982)
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says soldiers have raided his Kampala residence, hospitalized his wife after assaulting her, and seized their property following Wine's rejection of election results that gave President Yoweri Museveni a new term.
Politics · 24 Jan · with Barbie Kyagulanyi, Yoweri Museveni
Zhang Youxia
Chinese general (born 1950)
The Chinese defense ministry announces that Central Military Commission vice chairman Zhang Youxia and the commission's chief of staff Liu Zhenli have been placed under investigation over suspected violations of discipline.
Crime & Justice · 24 Jan · with Liu Zhenli
Imaan Mazari
Pakistani human rights lawyer
A Pakistani court sentences human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband to a combined 17 years in prison under cybercrime laws for social media posts that prosecutors say promote anti-state activity and accuse the military of terrorism.
Crime & Justice · 24 Jan
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