March 29
Guinea: Was the Stadium Massacre a Crime Against Humanity?
Matthias Raynal is a correspondent in Guinea when, on 28 September 2022, a trial opens for mass crimes, the first in the country's history. 13 years earlier, on the same date, more… Read more »
February 12
Guinea: Guinea - Frightened Witnesses Desert the Trial
A new phase of the 28 September 2009 massacre trial starts this Monday, February 12, in Guinea with the appearance of a first witness - but in close session. Many fear for their… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Guinea: Guinea - Baffoé, One Witness With Two Versions
Matthias Raynal is a correspondent in Guinea when, on 28 September 2022, a trial opens for mass crimes, the first in the country's history. 13 years earlier, on the same date, more… Read more »
November 21, 2023
Guinea: Guinea Massacre Trial - It's Time for the Witnesses
Matthias Raynal is a correspondent in Guinea when, on 28 September 2022, a trial opens for mass crimes, the first in the country's history. 13 years earlier, on the same date, more… Read more »
October 30, 2023
Guinea: Conakry Massacre Trial Resumes
Matthias Raynal is a correspondent in Guinea when, on 28 September 2022, a trial opens for mass crimes, the first in the country's history. 13 years earlier, on the same date, more… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Guinea: Conakry's Groundbreaking Trial Threatened By Financial Issues
In Guinea, eight months after the start of a historic trial, some lawyers - for both the defence and the victims - have never been paid. On 29 May, they went on strike. They are… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Guinea: Dadis Opposition Gives Its Version of Stadium Massacre
This week, the testimony of Ben Youssouf Keïta struck a chord. He is the third opponent of Moussa Dadis Camara's former regime to testify at the Conakry stadium massacre… Read more »
January 20, 2023
Guinea: Guinea Massacre Trial - the 'Dadis Show' Fails to Happen
The entire country was eagerly awaiting the appearance of its former head of state, the main defendant in the trial concerning the September 28, 2009 massacre at Conakry stadium in… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Guinea: Dadis Camara Before a Guinean Court - 'What Forgiveness Will I Ask For?'
This is the appearance that all Guineans have been waiting for. Will Moussa Dadis Camara, head of the junta at the time of the 2009 Conakry stadium massacre, acknowledge his… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Guinea: September 28 Trial in Conakry - 'It Has Become Like a TV Series'
The appearance of defendants in the September 28, 2009 massacre trial, which has been widely broadcast, has captivated Guineans for several weeks, with two effects. The wide… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Guinea: At Conakry Massacre Trial, Toumba Tells His 'Part of the Truth'
Under questioning since October 19, Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité or "Toumba", a former aide-de-camp to Guinean junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara, has given his version of the… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Guinea: Defendants Take The Stand First At Conakry Trial
In Guinea, the floor was given first to the defendants in the trial of the September 28 massacre. At the start of hearings on the substance, the first role went to Moussa… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Guinea: 'We Are Guineans and We Will Judge Guineans'
In Guinea's capital Conakry, the trial of the September 28, 2009 massacre started symbolically thirteen years after the crime, with a grand opening and a three-hour hearing. This… Read more »