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Professor Cheikh Oumar Diagne and Activist Abdou Karim under Arrest Warrant

  • Date of Occurrence
    September 8, 2022
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Abdou Karim Gueye and Cheikh Oumar Diagne were placed in police custody following remarks made after the death of an imam, Alioune Badara Ndao, during a TV programme. The two defendants accused the State of being the root cause of Imam Ndao’s illness. They were taken into custody on 12 September and charged for ‘broadcasting false news’. They remain in custody today.

 

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    https://www.article19.org/resources/senegal-rise-in-censorship-free-speech/#:~:text=On%203%20August%202022%2C%20Pape,made%20public%20by%20the%20outlets.
Region
  • Senegal
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Expression
Gender of Victim(s)
  • Male
Mode of Attacks
  • Forced Disappearances, Unlawful Arrests and Detention
  • Trials, Prosecution and Persecutions

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