CPJ asks Confederation of African Football to urge release of jailed Cameroonian journalists
July 6, 2017 5:24 PM ET
Ahmad Ahmad President of the Confederation of African Football 3 Abdel Khalek Sarwat Street, 6th October City 12566, Egypt Via Email: [email protected] Via Facsimile: +20-2/3824 7274 July 6, 2017 Dear Mr. Ahmad, We at the Committee to Protect Journalists, an...
Cameroonian military court convicts journalist Ahmed Abba of terrorism charges
April 20, 2017 3:57 PM ET
New York, April 20, 2017--A military court in Cameroon today convicted Ahmed Abba, a journalist for Radio France Internationale's Hausa service, on charges of "non-denunciation of terrorism" and "laundering of the proceeds of terrorist acts," according to his lawyer...
CPJ urges Cameroonian President Paul Biya to free radio journalist Ahmed Abba
January 31, 2017 2:18 PM ET
CPJ urges Cameroonian President Paul Biya to instruct military prosecutors to drop charges against Ahmed Abba--a correspondent for Radio France Internationale's Hausa-language service who has been jailed for 18 months--so that he can be released without further delay. The journalist's trial before a military tribunal is scheduled to resume on February 2.