1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Two Ghanaian journalists arrested and interrogated, one allegedly tortured in custody - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BBnFMDNek2"><a href="https://cpj.org/2019/07/two-ghanaian-journalists-arrested-on-cybercrime-ch/">Two Ghanaian journalists arrested and interrogated, one allegedly tortured in custody</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2019/07/two-ghanaian-journalists-arrested-on-cybercrime-ch/embed/#?secret=BBnFMDNek2" width="600" height="338" title="“Two Ghanaian journalists arrested and interrogated, one allegedly tortured in custody” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="BBnFMDNek2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ghana_alert_07-08-2019_rs.jpg750526New York, July 9, 2019 -- Ghana's Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice should immediately launch an independent investigation into the arrests of Modern Ghana editor Emmanuel Ajarfor Abugri and reporter Emmanuel Yeboah Britwum and security forces' alleged torture of Abugri, and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.