Guinea

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Minister of Security Condé Kouressy, RSF has protested the arrest of Aboubacar Sylla in Conakry. The organisation asked for an explanation for this arrest. Robert Ménard, RSF’s secretary-general, added: “if it turns out that his arrest is connected to his role as owner of a press group, our organisation […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Minister of Communication Alpha Ibrahim Mongo Diallo, RSF made a series of recommendations to the Guinean government towards improving the press freedom situation in the country. This open letter is a follow-up to the recent visit to Guinea by an RSF delegation. After praising “the freedoms enjoyed by the […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF is protesting the arrest of a journalist from an independent weekly in Conakry. According to RSF’s information, Jean-Baptiste Kouroma, the associate editor-in-chief of the private weekly “L’Indépendant Plus”, was arrested on the night of 26 April 1999 by police officers. He was imprisoned at a Conakry police station. Authorities allegedly accuse him […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF is protesting the expulsion from Guinea of a journalist from the weekly “L’Oeil” (The Eye). According to RSF’s information, Don de Dieu Agoussou, a journalist of Beninese nationality, was expelled on 29 January 1999. On that day, he had gone to the Gbessia Conakry airport to cover the arrival of foreign heads […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF is protesting the decision by the National Council on Communications (Conseil national de la communication, CNC), to revoke the accreditation of a Guinean journalist, a correspondent with two foreign media organisations. According to RSF’s information, Mouctar Ba, a correspondent of Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Radio France Internationale (RFI), had his accreditation annuled […]

(RSF/IFEX) – Since the beginning of 1998, three foreign journalists working for the private Guinea press have been expelled, and an editor-in-chief from Burkina Faso was detained on 17 March 1998. **This alert contains new cases and updates IFEX alerts of 13 January 1998 and 15 December 1997** On 12 January 1998, in an open […]

(RSF/IFEX) – On 7 January 1998 Foday Fofana, a Sierra Leonean journalist for “The Independent” and correspondent for the British Broadcasting Corporation, was thrown out of Guinea after having been detained for three months at the Conakry central detention centre. He had been reporting on the alleged aggressions towards a civilian by an assistant commander […]

(RSF/IFEX) – On 22 December 1997, Louis Esperant Celestin, editor-in-chief of the independent weekly “L’Oeil”, was expelled from Guinea to the Ivory Coast. He was charged with “inciting violence and riots” following the publication of an article, entitled “The final assault is coming”, concerning a press conference held by the Democratic Opposition Coalition (Codem). Celestin […]

(RSF/IFEX) – Foday Fofana, journalist with the weekly “L’Independant”, was arrested on 13 October 1997 at the Alpha Yaya military camp in Conakry. Fofana had gone there to meet with the camp’s number two man, associate commander Piou, in regard to reports that the latter was behind several assaults against a civilian. As soon as […]

Source: Reuters On 2 July 1996, Radio France International correspondent Serge Daniel was expelled from Guinea and put on a plane for the Ivory Coast. Daniel, a Benin national, later stated that authorities had arrested him on 1 July but had given no formal reason for his expulsion. Appeals To

On 28 May 1996, Thierno Sadou Diallo, a reporter for the bi- weekly “Le Citoyen”, was taken in for questioning by Guinean authorities. He was later detained, and is currently being held in solitary confinement, without charge, in Conakry central prison. Diallo’s arrest follows an article published in the 20 May edition of “Le Citoyen” […]