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Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Regains Freedom!

  • Date of Occurrence
    December 24, 2019
  • State/Country
    Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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Nigerian publisher, Mr. Omoyele Sowore has finally regained freedom was on, December 24, 2019,  after monthslong imprisonment by the Nigerian government.

''Omoyele Sowore, the founder of Sahara Reporters had been held for most of the past five months by Nigeria’s equivalent of the Secret Service, the Department for State Services. Two earlier court orders to release Mr. Sowore on bail had been ignored by the authorities.

At a court appearance on Dec. 6, Mr. Sowore, then temporarily free, was wrestled to the floor of a courtroom and taken into custody, an incident that stirred outrage when it was circulated on social media.

Mr. Sowore was arrested on Aug. 3, on one of his frequent trips to his native country, when he was about to lead a protest against the government with the social media tagline #RevolutionNow. His critics accuse him of trying to overthrow the Nigerian government rather than, as his supporters claim, merely pointing out government corruption and wrongdoing.''

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  • Date of Occurrence
    2019-12-24
  • State/Country
    Federal Capital Territory
  • Perpetrator
    Department of State Services
  • Source
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/world/africa/nigeria-omoyele-sowore-released.html
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Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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  • North Central
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Association & Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Press Freedom
Gender of Victim(s)
  • Male
Mode of Attacks
  • Forced Disappearances, Unlawful Arrests and Detention
  • Unlawful Killings, Physical Attacks, Torture, Degrading Treatment
  • Violation of Court Orders
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