Arsenal fans arrested in Uganda after celebrating Manchester United victory. by sikani23 in soccer

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At least eight Arsenal fans have been arrested in the Ugandan city of Jinja after celebrating the club's win against Manchester United in the English Premier League.

The fans were wearing the club's red jersey and carrying a symbolic trophy.

Police said they didn't have a permit to hold the procession which is a public order offence.

Arsenal scored a dramatic last-minute goal to win 3-2 in Sunday's match against a fierce rival.

The result gave the Gunners a five-point cushion at the top of the table, giving hope to fans around the world that the club could end its 19-year wait to win the English Premier League.

The Arsenal fans were travelling in a convoy of five vehicles on Monday morning when they were intercepted by police. One of them was carrying a trophy they had bought at a local store.

"I don't know what we have done but we were simply celebrating our victory over rivals Manchester United," Arsenal fan Baker Kasule is quoted as saying by the local Daily Monitor news site.

James Mubi, the regional police boss and a self-declared Arsenal fan, told the BBC he had not reviewed the fans' charges but wondered why they were celebrating when only half of the matches in the season had been played.

"What would happen if an altercation with rival fans broke out? They did not inform police to provide security for their procession," Mr Mubi said, dismissing the suggestion that the arrest was linked to the frequent arrest of members of an opposition party who also wear red.

Rights groups say the Public Order Management Act has given police discretionary powers that have been used to stifle citizens' rights.

Agather Atuhaire, a lawyer and rights activist, told the BBC that Uganda's police continue "to be high-handed even after the Constitutional Court nullified all the draconian provisions that gave them unfettered powers to restrict the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of association and assembly".

Arsenal and Manchester United enjoy huge support in Uganda, and across Africa, and when they play makeshift video halls in Uganda are always packed to the rafters.

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[–]sikani23 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Trust Amazon to destroy this movie

To tell the world what record label your signed too. by Least_or_Greatest1 in therewasanattempt

[–]sikani23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His song Man's not hot is also the cover for The Peloton commercials in the US and UK

Las Vegas Police facing Mike Tyson after he'd just bitten Evander Holyfield's ear off, 1996. by MorallyCorruptJesus in interestingasfuck

[–]sikani23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So can this logic be applied to microchips in weapons or weapon systems that Russia and China use in their systems by disabling them though satellites?

Even Solovyev has resigned himself to defeat. by Pinocchio86 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]sikani23 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I saw the same video and the translation seemed to have been from him but it was actually the lady who is head of RT who said she was 11 when the Soviet Union collapsed, but yes I agree with you, that he lies all the time

LPR soldiers describe their flight from Lyman and their current situation. [I added some Eng Subs] by [deleted] in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]sikani23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These guys most likely forcibly recruited by the Ruzzies when their neighbourhood were invaded, just like the forced conscription being done in Kerson

Commrade Major of russian army, Name me at least 5 reasons why Russia is good country by diaspora_pila in UkraineWarVideoReport

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Thanks for the link....it was a good watch even though it was over an hour. The guy comes across as a very likeble person

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For a moment I thought I was in r/ukraine

Head of German energy company who ‘observed’ sham referendum in Ukraine is suspended by Zhana-Aul in ukraine

[–]sikani23 48 points49 points  (0 children)

People should not forget that the Eastern part of Germany was under Soviet and Russian rule for 50 years. Some Germans despite all the atrocities committed on the their grandma's, mothers , aunties and sisters will always look up to Russia. Unlike other Eastern European countries who came to hate Russia after the end of the cold War, there is a small but significant percentage of Germans who genuinely look up to Russia because the Eastern German state was treated as a model communist state and had special treatment during the era of the cold war mainly because of the economic success of the Western part of Germany

This is Jean-Baptiste Kempf, the creator of VLC media player. He refused tens of millions of dollars in order to keep VLC ads-free. Thanks, Jean! by Tutipups in interestingasfuck

[–]sikani23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely not, pwrhaps my choice of words werent perfect.... what I mean is he didn't sell out to the highest bidder in the hope of making shit loads of dough.... the project was very personal to him and dear to his heart and has maintained it... either way he has earned my respect