1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Ghana journalist Oheneba Boamah Bennie held for 2 days, charged over Facebook posts - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HsIbIzjeT1"><a href="https://cpj.org/2020/12/ghana-journalist-oheneba-boamah-bennie-held-for-2-days-charged-over-facebook-posts/">Ghana journalist Oheneba Boamah Bennie held for 2 days, charged over Facebook posts</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2020/12/ghana-journalist-oheneba-boamah-bennie-held-for-2-days-charged-over-facebook-posts/embed/#?secret=HsIbIzjeT1" width="600" height="338" title="“Ghana journalist Oheneba Boamah Bennie held for 2 days, charged over Facebook posts” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="HsIbIzjeT1" 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/2020/12/rt_ghana_12-22-2020.jpg86885792Abuja, December 22, 2020 — Authorities in Ghana should immediately drop all charges against journalist Oheneba Boamah Bennie and allow him work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On December 14, Ghanaian police arrested Bennie, a host and commentator with the privately owned Power FM broadcaster, and detained him until he was released...