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Cameroon Misusing Anti-Terror Laws - Report

Parliament enacted a broad anti-terror law as part of effort to counter the extremist group Boko Haram, but media protection group says authorities are using it to arrest and threaten local journalists who report on the militants or unrest in the country's English-speaking regions.

Cameroon: Anti-Terror Laws Brand Journalists As Terrorists

CPJ, 20 September 2017

In 2014, Cameroon enacted a broad anti-terror law as part of its effort to counter the extremist group Boko Haram, but authorities are using it to arrest and threaten local… Read more »

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Journalists who faced a military tribunal for covering protests and unrest in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions. They were freed under a presidential decree.

Cameroon: CPJ to Release Report On Cameroon's Press Freedom Crackdown

PR Newswire, 15 September 2017

The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its report, "Journalists Not Terrorists: In Cameroon, anti-terror legislation is used to silence critics and suppress dissent," on… Read more »
Cameroon: Publisher Detained for More Than Eight Months

CPJ, 18 September 2017

Police arrested Mofor Ndong, the Bamenda-based publisher of the independent bi-monthly newspaper, Voice of the Voiceless, on February 9, 2017 in Buea, the capital of Cameroon's… Read more »

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Cameroon Jails Journalist for Terrorism

Ahmed Abba's lawyer says he will appeal the 10-year jail term handed to his client, an RFI correspondent, by a military tribunal on terrorism charges. Read more »
- Cameroon: Journalist's Attorneys File Appeal on Terrorism Charges
- Cameroon: Reporter Ahmed Abba to Appeal 10-Year Terrorism Sentence

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Sister of jailed reporter Ahmed Abba Calls for His Release

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20 September 2017

Journalist Ahmed Abba, a Radio France Internationale correspondent in Cameroon, has been imprisoned since 2015. His sister Zara called for his release ... see more »

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Cameroon Drops 'Terror' Case Against Activists

President Paul Biya has ordered a military court to halt its trial of the leaders in order to ease tensions with the country's minority English-speaking areas. Read more »
- Cameroon: Govt Drops 'Terror' Case Against Anglophone Activists
- Cameroon: Situation in North West, South West - President Biya Orders Discontinuance of Proceedings

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Cameroon's Journalists Face Suppression by Authorities

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20 September 2017

Journalists in Cameroon fear suppression by authorities, who can force news outlets to conform to pro-government narratives or face persecution. Many ... see more »