Sierra Leone imposed a state of emergency in July 2014, with the stated aim of giving the government more power to deal with the Ebola outbreak. However, it has overstepped the mark in detaining citizens without trial, writes SABRINA MAHTANI.
In late October 2014, Sia* was cooking with her niece Kumba* in Koidu, a large town in the Eastern region of Kono in Sierra Leone, when she heard people running and guns being fired. Her relatives told her not to worry and she continued cooking. She was warned there was now a curfew in place.
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