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Senegal in Turmoil: The Arrest of Amath Suzanne Camara In Senegal, the political landscape took a contentious turn on July 24, 2024, when notable opposition figure Amath Suzanne Camara found himself in handcuffs. The catalyst for his arrest was his vocal critique of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Camara's detention brought the controversial law criminalizing insults against the head of state back into the limelight. Under this contentious regulation, offenders can face up to five years behind bars. "The arrest of Camara…

Ennahda Secretary-General Arrested Without Legal Warrant, Claims Tunisian Organization In what critics are calling a blatant disregard for due process, a Tunisian organization alleges that the Secretary-General of Ennahda was detained without any judicial mandate. Of chief concern is what they claim to be the absence of any legal warrant authorizing the arrest. The arrest was reportedly carried out in a manner described by some observers as heavy-handed. According to the group, this incident underscores a troubling pattern…

Close Ally of Mali's Leading Imam Arrested Mali's authorities issued an arrest warrant for Youssouf Daba Diawara, a trusted confidant of Imam Mahmoud Dicko, on Monday. Diawara serves as the overall coordinator for CMAS, which is Imam Dicko's coalition of groups and supporters. They have been vocal opponents of the current transitional government. Furthermore, CMAS was formally dissolved by the authorities in March 2020.

People's Movement for Progress, the party of ousted President Roch Marc Chrisitan Kaboré. Alassane Bala Sakandé, former president of the National Assembly, was arrested…

A request for an arrest warrant against Nelson Mandela from 1961 will soon be auctioned off. Except that the buyer will not own it personally, but virtually, because it is an NFT sale: it will therefore have a digital copy as well as a legal record.…

Former Secretary of State Maxime Mokom has been locked up in LaHaye since Monday. Mokom is suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the 2013 and 2014 civil wars. In Bangui, victims' associations and authorities welcome the transfer…

In Kenya, police on Monday, March 14, introduced the arrest of the alleged chief of the assault on a younger girl who had shocked the nation. This arrest follows the viral transmission of a girl screaming on the wheel of her open car, whereas she was attacked…

Transferred to Kinshasa, Doudou Ngoy Ilunga is heard at the military prosecutor's office. Rostin Manketa, CEO of Voice of the Voiceless, wonders about the resumption of the trial of the alleged murderers of Floribert Chebeya and Fidèle Bazana. Human rights defenders were killed at the police station on June 1, 2010. Their NGO fears possible interventions to prevent the trial from resuming. She also…

Guinea's justice has issued an international arrest warrant against Sékou Koundouno, an active member of civil society who is also responsible for the planning and strategy of the FNDC, the front that opposed Alpha Condé's third term. He is charged with conspiracy to commit criminal activity, arson, disturbing the state through massacres, destruction and looting, and participation in a rebellious…

A brand new arrest happened in reference to the Floribert Chebeya affair, the human rights activist was murdered together with his accomplice Fidèle Bazana in June 2010 within the nationwide police amenities. Brigadier General-Ngoy Ilunga Doudou, on the run for 11 years, was arrested on Tuesday, August 24 in Lubumbashi. as…