Journalist Wawa Jackson Remains Detained, Judge Takes Uncertain Leave After 30+ Court Appearances
“Arrested” without any warrant, Bamenda based journalist Wawa Jackson Nfor has been detained since May 2018. Picked up by some gendarmes from the Nkambe brigade, Jackson is one of the many journalists still incarcerated as a sufferer of decaying press…
Growing Fears That Journalist Samuel Wazizi Is Eliminated As Court Repeatedly Fails To Produce Him For Legal Proceedings [ARREYB]
The court case of Pidgin Newscaster Samuel Wazizi, detained since August 2019, has been adjourned to the November 5th 2019. Lawyers defending the Buea based journalist filed a habeas corpus application and were reliably informed that the client will be…
Activist Abdul Karim May Die In Detention, He’s Got No Food, No Water
Abdul Karim Ali; a Muslim scholar and an activist has been denied access to food and water in detention at the gendarmerie headquarter, SED in Yaounde. Abducted on the 25th of September 2019, Abdul Karim opted not to eat or…
[Cameroon Anglophone Crisis] Detained Sisiku Ayuk Tabe Dissolves Interim Government Under Samuel Sako
In a communique dated May 2nd , incarcerated Sisiku Ayuk Tabe has dissolved the current interim government Leadership under Samuel Sako. The interim leader who was caught in Nigeria and ferried to Cameroon alongside other activists says the present interim…
Maurice Kamto Pens Letter From Jail 14 Days After Detention
While president Biya has addressed the nation, opposition leader Maurice Kamto has also written a letter from jail marking the 53rd edition of the National Youth Day in Cameroon. Kamto expresses worry over the deteriorating state of Justice and the…
Cameroon Journalist/Blogger, Mimi Mefo Gets Detained
Mimi Mefo, blogger and Deputy Editor of English Service at Equinox TV and Radio was still at the military tribunal in Bonajo Douala at 11pm yesterday night before the ‘Comissaire du Governement or Military state Prosecutor. She was accused of…
Cameroon: Military Detains Security Officers Who Forced 2 Girls To Crawl In Mud
JDC has reported that some members of the Cameroon defence force are presently behind bars after some acts considered to be violations of human rights. The source quotes the prosecutor of the Yaoundé Military Tribunal, Engono Thadee who confirmed their…
Pathetic Story :Bar. Agbor Bala Writes To ARREYB – Detained Leo Suffering From Heart Condition Remains Chained On Hospital Bed, Forced To Deficate In A Bottle
Barrister Agbor Bala, chairman of Centre for Human Rights and Democracry in Africa writes to ARREYB News Reports a pathetic story of Leo, victim of the Anglophone crisis. Leo, though in a deteriorating health condition remains chained in his ward.…
Light In The Tunnel:Detained Journalist, Ahmed Abba May Be Released This December
Ahmed Abba is a journalist with Radio France who received the International Press Freedom Award while in prison after sentenced for 10 years by a Cameroon military tribunal. Ahmed who was proud recipient of the prestigious award (being the only…