Detained Ugandan opposition leader briefly taken ill after hunger strike

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was transferred back to prison on Monday after a medical emergency caused by his ongoing hunger strike, which has now lasted a week.

Four-time presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, who has been in detention since his abduction from Kenya on Nov. 16, is infirm and experiences episodes of hypertension, said his lawyer Erias Lukwago.

The 68-year-old politician has been on hunger strike for some days…