Guinea

Two public media institutions and the national daily paper “Horoya” were attacked and ransacked on the eve of Guinea’s coup d’etat.

Mamou district councillor Alpha Saliou Barry disrupted prime-time show “choc des idées” when he attacked a guest and Global FM presenters, while they were live on air.

Lobbying by media groups in Guinea and organisations such as the MFWA secures the release of jailed journalists Amadou Diouldé Diallo and Ibrahima Sadjo Bah.

Diallo was finally released after nearly three months in prison on a charge of insulting President Alpha Condé although Guinea has decriminalised press offences.

The MFWA and their Guinean partner, the Independent Editors’ Guild, have requested the intervention of government officials to secure the release of Ibrahima Sadio Bah and Amadou Diouldé Diallo.

With Guinea having decriminalised press offences, the continued detention of journalist Amadou Diouldé Diallo – who is accused of insulting President Alpha Condé – is a violation of the media law, say his lawyers.

Sports journalist Ibrahima Sadio Bah has been sentenced to 6 months in prison, even though Guinea decriminalised defamation in 2010.

The inauguration of Alpha Condé for his controversial third term as president for Guinea is being held against the backdrop of a violent crackdown on opposition leaders and supporters.

The presidential appointment of Boubabacar Yacine Diallo as the new head of Haute Autorité de la Communication (HAC) is being seen as a move to control Guinea’s media sector.

Guinean teacher David Lancéi Condé has received a one-year suspended sentenced for his involvement in inciting the crowd to attack journalist Facely Kalman Keïta.

Security forces in Guinea have acted with impunity and blatant disregard of human rights by arresting and indiscriminately killing protestors over the last 9 months.

French journalist Thomas Diétrich was deported, his accreditation was withdrawn by the media regulatory body Haute Autorite de la Communication (HAC), and his visa revoked by Guinean authorities.

Concerned by the rising number of deaths from the ongoing protests in Guinea, the Media Foundation for West Africa is calling for a probe to ensure accountability over the loss of lives.

Guinea’s brutal crackdown on continued protests against a proposed constitutional amendment that will allow incumbent President Alpha Conde to run for a third term has resulted in several deaths.

Journalists and anti-government protesters are under severe attack by Guinea’s security agents and state officials.

Media professionals from the private radio station sector In Guinea organised a 2 hour broadcast protesting the perpetual intimidation of the media by the country’s regulatory body – the High Authority for Communication.