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Ugandan police fires tear gas in Kampala on February 15, 2016 to disperse opposition supporters as they arrested a top presidential challenger, Kizza Besigye, days ahead of presidential polls. The Daily Monitor newspaper reported he was arrested after trying to hold a rally in the centre of the capital, which police blocked. Besigye, a three-time failed presidential candidate, has been repeatedly arrested in the past, and is commonly released without charge hours later. (Photo by Isaac Kasamani/AFP Photo)

Ugandan police fires tear gas in Kampala on February 15, 2016 to disperse opposition supporters as they arrested a top presidential challenger, Kizza Besigye, days ahead of presidential polls. The Daily Monitor newspaper reported he was arrested after trying to hold a rally in the centre of the capital, which police blocked. Besigye, a three-time failed presidential candidate, has been repeatedly arrested in the past, and is commonly released without charge hours later. (Photo by Isaac Kasamani/AFP Photo)



A supporter of Kizza Besigye, the leader of the main opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and the main opposition candidate, lays unconcious in his own blood after being shot by the police, as his friends claim, during a running battle between opposition supporters and police in Kampala, Uganda, 15 February 2016. Ugandan police used force to disperse and arrest opposition supporters on 15 February, detaining Besigye briefly before releasing him from custody.  (Photo by Dai Kurokawa/EPA)

A supporter of Kizza Besigye, the leader of the main opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and the main opposition candidate, lays unconcious in his own blood after being shot by the police, as his friends claim, during a running battle between opposition supporters and police in Kampala, Uganda, 15 February 2016. Ugandan police used force to disperse and arrest opposition supporters on 15 February, detaining Besigye briefly before releasing him from custody. Uganda will go to the polls 18 February in presidential and parliamentary elections. Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni faces tough challenges posed by his former army doctor Kizza Besigye and his former premier Amama Mbabazi. (Photo by Dai Kurokawa/EPA)



Uganda riot policemen pass by an injured protester during clashes in Kampala, Uganda February 15, 2016. At least one person has been killed in Uganda's capital Kampala as police clashed with opposition supporters after briefly detaining a top presidential candidate twice as he tried to hold campaign rallies days before a general election. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

Uganda riot policemen pass by an injured protester during clashes in Kampala, Uganda February 15, 2016. At least one person has been killed in Uganda's capital Kampala as police clashed with opposition supporters after briefly detaining a top presidential candidate twice as he tried to hold campaign rallies days before a general election. Several people were wounded in the clashes as police fired bullets and tear gas while opposition supporters hurled rocks and erected street barricades in the capital's Wandegeya suburb, witnesses said according to a Reuters news agency report. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)



A protester gestures after he saw a dead protester in Kampala, Uganda February 15, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

A protester gestures after he saw a dead protester in Kampala, Uganda February 15, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)



Policemen stand in line during clashes in Kampala, Uganda February 15, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

Policemen stand in line during clashes in Kampala, Uganda February 15, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)



A female opposition supporter screams in pain in Kampala, Uganda February 15, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

A female opposition supporter screams in pain in Kampala, Uganda February 15, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)



Opposition supporters run away from security forces in Kampala, Uganda February 15, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

Opposition supporters run away from security forces in Kampala, Uganda February 15, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)



An opposition supporter walks in front of policemen in Kampala, Uganda February 15, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)

An opposition supporter walks in front of policemen in Kampala, Uganda February 15, 2016. (Photo by Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)



A supporter of Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change runs past burning objects as police and military forces disperse their procession with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground, in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)

A supporter of Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change runs past burning objects as police and military forces disperse their procession with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground, in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)



A riot police officer throws a tear gas canister as police and military forces disperse a procession by Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change supporters with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground, in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)

A riot police officer throws a tear gas canister as police and military forces disperse a procession by Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change supporters with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground, in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)



Riot police fire tear gas at Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change supporters as police and military forces disperse their procession with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground, in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)

Riot police fire tear gas at Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change supporters as police and military forces disperse their procession with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground, in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)



A supporter of Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) throws a tear gas canister fired by the police as police and military forces disperse their procession with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground, in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)

A supporter of Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) throws a tear gas canister fired by the police as police and military forces disperse their procession with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground, in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)



A soldier holds his weapon as he watches a procession by Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change supporters being dispersed in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)

A soldier holds his weapon as he watches a procession by Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change supporters being dispersed in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)



Military personnel hold their weapons as they watch a procession by Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change supporters being dispersed in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)

Military personnel hold their weapons as they watch a procession by Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change supporters being dispersed in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)



Riot police block a street as police and military forces disperse a procession by Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change supporters with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground, in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)

Riot police block a street as police and military forces disperse a procession by Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change supporters with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground, in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)



Riot police detain a supporter of Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change as police and military forces disperse their procession with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)

Riot police detain a supporter of Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change as police and military forces disperse their procession with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)



Police uses a chain to tow the car of Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change presidential candidate Kizza Besigye with him inside as police and military officers disperses his procession with his supporters to a campaign ground, in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)

Police uses a chain to tow the car of Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change presidential candidate Kizza Besigye with him inside as police and military officers disperses his procession with his supporters to a campaign ground, in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)



Men in plain clothes detain a supporter of Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change as police and military forces disperse their procession with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)

Men in plain clothes detain a supporter of Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change as police and military forces disperse their procession with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)



Military personnel hold their weapons as they watch a procession by Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change supporters being dispersed in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)

Military personnel hold their weapons as they watch a procession by Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change supporters being dispersed in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)



Riot police detain a supporter of Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change as police and military forces disperse their procession with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)

Riot police detain a supporter of Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change as police and military forces disperse their procession with their presidential candidate to a campaign ground in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)



Riot police watch as a procession by supporters of Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change to their campaign ground is dispersed in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)

Riot police watch as a procession by supporters of Uganda's leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change to their campaign ground is dispersed in Kampala, Uganda, February 15, 2016. (Photo by James Akena/Reuters)
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