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UGANDA: Government carries out execution of 28 prisoners

    NAIROBI
    Prison authorities in Uganda executed 28 men on Thursday night in defiance of pleas for clemency from human rights groups and members of the diplomatic community. A short statement from Uganda's deputy commissioner for prisons W.J Kururagyire confirmed the incident. "The office of the commissioner of prisons wish to confirm that the punishment was carried out on Thursday night," the statement read. Earlier on Friday, human rights groups told IRIN the government had imposed a new blackout on the event.

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