Police in Uganda arrested 104 people during anti-corruption protests this week.
Almost all of them have been charged with public order offences, according to a police statement released late on Friday.
The government’s response to the protests drew criticism from rights campaigners and the United States.
The U.S. expressed concern over the arrests of dozens of protesters who were demonstrating peacefully.
On Friday, the U.S. embassy in Uganda posted a statement on its X account urging President Yoweri Museveni’s government to investigate allegations that some detained protesters had been assaulted.
Young Ugandans took to the streets on Tuesday and Thursday to protest alleged corruption by elected leaders.
They were inspired by youth-led protests in Kenya that prompted the president there to scrap proposed tax hikes.
In response, Museveni’s government deployed police and soldiers across Kampala, detaining dozens of protesters.
Amnesty International criticized the government’s heavy-handed tactics and called for the immediate release of those arrested for peaceful assembly.
