the words of ugandan pop star—turned—politician bobi wine after he returned to his homeland. ugandan police custody. mr wine faces treason charges following campaign—related violence in august. the bbc‘s fergal keane was with him as he arrived home, and has this report. in kampala, there was anticipation, and the catchphrase of the moment. chant: people power! people power. and there was the familiar menace through which this country is controlled. which uganda would greet a nervous bobi wine as he prepared to board a flight in neighbouring kenya? yes, i'm afraid, because the way the government is conducting itself is very worrying. nevertheless, i'm going back home. less than an hour later, he was home and beyond these doors, out of sight, into the custody of the police. he was swept from the airport in this convoy. a few supporters raced to keep up. some who tried to cheer him faced the wrath of the army. still, out of the lanes and banana groves, they converged on his house. the word was out — bobi wine was being allowed home. a quick look to confirm it was him in the car,

bobi wine is the future president.er is no match for him. going by past experiences, we have dealt with more serious, formidable opponents and we dealt them decisive blows. back at home, we watched as bobi wine was reunited with his family, a reminder that political activism here has a highly personal price. are you going to fight on? i have come to continue exactly where i stopped. i am going to fight on and like i said, we must get our freedom or we shall die trying to get our freedom. international pressure helped him stay free today, but the bigger struggle here is only beginning. fergal keane, bbc news, kampala. now you may not know the british rock band wolf alice, but it looks like they're headed for great things. the group have won the prestigious mercury music award for their second album, visions of a life, beating the likes of noel gallagher, the arctic monkeys and lily allen. the prize is worth more than $33,000, but will surely net them much more than that. the group's singer, ellie rowsell, spoke of their

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ich uganda would greet the nervous bobi wine as he prepared to board a flight from kenya? mr. wine: yes, i'm afraid, but nevertheless, i'm going back home. fergal: less than an hour later, he was home, and beyond these odoors, outf sight into the custody of the police. he was swept from the airport to this convoy. a few supporters raised to keep up. some who try to to cheer him faced the wrath of the army. still, out of the banana groves, they converged on his house. the word was out- bobi wine was being allowed home. a quick looko confirm it was him in the car. and en the last yards. bobi wine returning home. the fact that he is wed to come here is a big victory for him. and a moment of joy for his supporters. he toldhe them ould end three decades of one man's rule. in a country where three quarters of the population is under 35, e promise is intoxicating. what do you hope he will dfor you? >> our future president is back in uganda. ha ha, bobi wine! that is our future president! fergal: but don't count out the 74-year-old president museveni. wileand ruthless, and his follower

reporter: bobi wine was charged with treason in august. this followed campaign violence during a by election. during his time in custody, wine claims to have been tortured. kampala denied this had happened. he then traveled to the united states for medical treatment. despite his injuries, he remains determined to continue with his work. bobi: i have come to continue exactly where i stopped. i'm going to fight on. like i say, we must get our freedom or we shall die trying to get our freedom. reporter: wine was elected last year and has large support from young ugandans for the he has been heavily critical of the president comes sometimes using his music to deliver his message of discontent. brent: time for something very different. from nike hijabs, to culturcoute gowns, exhibition of muslim fashion. it shows a fashion trend inspired by the islamic dress code. here is more. reporter: a new perspective on muslim fashion. the exhibition hall itself reminiscent of a mosque. with the works of some 45 designers, contemporary muslim fashion is di

bobi wine has gone from the ghetto to parliament, from singer to mp. where he has spoken to the bbc. i am going to continue the fight for freedom, and it is the fight that we must either win or die trying. back in kampala, his message resonates strongly with the young. # we‘re busting to the next generation! we went to bobi wine‘s studio where young artists believe that 30 years of one leader in power can be brought to an end. i have a very, very big hope in me that we can change, we can change, we can make a very big change. but in the uganda of president museveni, that is optimistic. he calls the opposition terrorists and hooligans and rejects allegations of torture. these images an example of the brutality that can be meted out by his police and army, an army that has had peacekeeping training from britain. betty nambooze is an opposition mp who has suffered for challenging the president. her spine was fractured after she was attacked inside parliament by what she calls the full muscle of the state. sometimes ijust find myself crying because that mus

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remember bobi wine was a popstar before he became a politician. exactly what's on the people of mind. that background has helped, uganda has one of the youngest populations in the world, and politicians who can connect with younger voters have an advantage. here's some of his supporters. ijust request the government to settle down, to cool down, they should just comply with bobby instead of trying to disorganize his rights because he is a ugandan and we are ugandans and we have our rights. i am so happy because he is struggling for us, he is fighting for us. we have never benefited from anything so i think i am happy and the others were so happy more than me i'm happy for him to become president because we are tired of this fake president. we youth have never benefitted anything from this government. however, let's be clear, yoweri museveni still holds most the cards. he's been in power since 1986,and is running for a sixth term in 2021. and the reason we're talking about ugandan politics is because of this. when bobi wine appeared at a court hear

police have banned bobi wine's supporters from holding processions on his return. have confirmed that the former prime minister najib razak has been arrested in connection with alleged embezzlement after more than $600 million linked to the state investment fund imdb were allegedly found in his bank accounts. he's expected to appear in court on thursday afternoon. the pope has met the u2 front man bono to discuss the sexual abuse crisis in ireland. the pair spoke for more than 30 minutes with the irish rock star saying he found the pope to be an extraordinary man. during his trip to ireland last month, francis begged forgiveness for the multitude of abuses suffered by victims in ireland at the hand of the church over decades. britain's prime minister theresa may has asked her fellow european leaders to drop what she said were unacceptable demands to get a brexit deal done. speaking at an informal summit dinner in austria, mrs may again rejected the proposal that northern ireland should remain temporarily in the eu's customs union. with just six months to go, time i

bobi wine has been talking to the bbc.o bbc swahili. well, they did unspeakable things to me. they brutally arrested me. they bet me. tortured me. abused me. they left me for dead. they have been tortured and killed for many years. iam going tortured and killed for many years. i am going to continue the fight for freedom. and it is the fight where we have two win or die trying. he spoke again — to the world's media — a short time ago. i'm not presenting myself as a victim. because, i'm nobody ‘s victim. because, i'm nobody ‘s victim. iam victim. because, i'm nobody ‘s victim. i am a survivor, and i represent resilience rather than giving up. i was brutally tortured by soldiers. brutalised and abused. here's zu ha ra yunus from bbc swahili. i asked her how long bobi wine was likely to stay in the us. he actually has not specifically said how long he will be there. he has said that he is waiting for approvalfrom his has said that he is waiting for approval from his doctor. has said that he is waiting for approvalfrom his doc

bobi wine left uganda on saturday. s that he'll be getting medical care after being arrested last month. uganda dismisses the agency allegations that wine and others were tortured. bobi wine posted this figure of himself in the u.s. on social media. his lawyer says that he arrived in boston and will travel to washington, d.c. >>> witnesses describe a direct hit on a school bus in yemen. it was done with a u.s. made laser-guided bomb. why the saudi-led coalition says mistakes were made. we'll explain. stay with us. overwhelming air fresheners can send you running... so try febreze one. with no aerosols and no heavy perfumes. so you can spray and stay. febreze one. and i'm the founder of ugmonk. before shipstation it was crazy. it's great when you see a hundred orders come in, a hundred orders come in, but then you realize i've got a hundred orders i have to ship out. shipstation streamlined that wh the order data, the weights of , everything is seamlessly put into shipstation, so when we print the shipping ll everything'

the musician and politician bobi wine is due back in uganda on thursday, after undergoing medical treatmente united states. he's been there for over 2 weeks after allegedly being tortured by the military. security forces have increased deployments in parts of the capital and the main highway leading to the airport. police have banned bobi wine‘s supporters from holding processions on his return. malaysian officials have confirmed that the former prime minister najib razak has been arrested in connection with alleged embezzlement after more than 600 million dollars linked to the state investment fund imdb were allegedly found in his bank accounts. —— $600 million. a total of 21 money laundering charges have been prepared against him. the pope has met the u2 front man bono to discuss the sexual abuse crisis in ireland. the pair spoke for more than 30 minutes with the irish rock star saying he found the pope to be an extraordinary man. during his trip to ireland last month, francis begged forgiveness for the multitude of abuses suffered by victims in ireland at the hand of the church over deca

the ugandan rapper—turned—mp bobi wine has been released from hospital and is now heading for the airporto fly out of the country for medical treatment in the united states. he was kept in a locked room in a kampala hospital despite his demands for access to independent ugandan medical staff. he faces charges of treason. the ugandan army denies claims its soldiers tortured him while he was in their custody. in the other major farewell today, senatorjohn mccain's body was taken back to the us capitol for the final time. colleagues, friends and family all gathered to honour the lawmaker, who will lie in state until his funeral on saturday. here's a look at some of the days defining images. all week, messages of support and tribute and, today, john mccain's casket arrived at the capitol, scene of some of his greatest trials and triumphs. here he will lie in state, a rare honour afforded to only a dozen other senators. and an opportunity for his congressional colleagues to pay their respects to a man who often frustrated them as much as they admired him. depending on the issue, you knewjohn w

this video shows bobi wine leaving uganda on crutches on saturday.says that he was tortured by ugandan special forces. uganda's president dismisses the torture allegations. police say the suspect in a knife attack in amsterdam on friday had a terrorist motive. two americans were seriously injured. the suspect, a 19-year-old afghan man is in hospital after being shot by police. dutch officials are working with germany where the suspect has legal residency. >>> explosions have reportedly rocked a syrian military airport in the stiff damascus. private news outlet reported that israelis hit the base on saturday. state media later denied that. they cite a military source saying an electrical issue led to an explosion after an ammo dump. >>> the saudi-led coalition now says mistakes were made last month on an air strike on a school bus in yemen. the officials say 51 people, 40 of the people, children, were killed in that attack. witnesses say it was a direct hit and cnn has learned the attack used a u.s.-supplied laser-guided bomb. civilians are frequently

we've talked a lot about the young opposition politician, bobi wine.atherine byaru hanga. the president's rule and legacy are coming underan —— the president's rule and legacy are coming under an —— increasing pressure. one he led a five—year rebellion to clinch power, the majority of ugandans were not born yet. and this generation has become his biggest critic. his daughter has directed 27 guns, hoping to reach out to young people.|j directed 27 guns, hoping to reach out to young people. i have no apologies about being his daughter. i feel very proud to be able to tell that story. i don't think it was me glorifying, i think it is me telling it. those critical of the film were too scared to speak to us on camera. but supporters of the government came out smiling. i don't want to see my country go back to that. it was really, really tough. most of the younger generation don't know what happened, where our foundation is built, the freedom we enjoy. this movie is showing injust is built, the freedom we enjoy. this movie is showing in just a is built, the

bobi wine is expected to return home on thursday after receiving medical treatment in the us his lawyer said the pop star turned politician needed to travel abroad after he was beaten up in custody one was charged with treason over his alleged role in the apparent stoning of the president's motorcade last month police when the school him from the airport to his home and say they won't tolerate what they refer to as unlawful gatherings. at least twenty one people most of the migrant workers a day after suspected poisoning from contaminated alcohol in malaysia police raided shops around the capital and seized huge stashes of whiskey and beer in an attempt to take the tainted alcohol off the market that tori has the latest. doma maya to mang suddenly finds herself a widow in a foreign land the next believes woman's husband is among a group of people who have died after drinking what police suspect with contaminated alcohol. he had difficulty breathing he said he couldn't see that everything was just black police arrested several people and raided mood in a dozen stores seizing about a thou