11:23 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nUgandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been freed on bail after spending Easter in jail following his third arrest this month.<\/p>\n
He was detained during a “walk-to-work” protest against high prices in the capital, Kampala.<\/p>\n
The Forum for Democratic Change leader was charged with unlawful assembly.<\/p>\n
Dr Besigye, who was shot in the hand during a similar recent protest, lost to President Yoweri Museveni in a February election he says was rigged.<\/p>\n
Mr Museveni has warned the walking campaign over the high cost of food and fuel is illegal.<\/p>\n
Before February’s election, Dr Besigye had called for Egypt-style uprisings in the event of fraud. Police responded by banning public demonstrations.<\/p>\n
As he left court in the town of Nakasongola, 100km (60 miles) north of the capital, Kampala, he vowed to continue his protests.<\/p>\n
“We shall not accept that the police or other institutions of state are used to trample on our rights,” he said, reports the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n
April’s “walk-to-work” campaign, organised by several opposition parties, has been marked by clashes between protesters and the police, tear gas and the arrest of opposition politicians.<\/p>\n
Dr Besigye has been defeated by Mr Museveni in three presidential elections, gaining 26% to the president’s 68% in February.<\/p>\n
The pair used to be allies, and Dr Besigye was once Mr Museveni’s personal physician.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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