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[Togo]: Togolese poet Affectio’s place is not in prison

On 12 January, the poet and human rights defender Sokpor Sitsopé Honoré, also known as Affectio, was arrested. This human rights advocate, known for h…

4 février 2025Read

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[Republic of Guinea]: AfricTivistes demands opposition leader’s release

On Tuesday, 7 January 2025, the correctional court of Conakry sentenced the opposition leader, Aliou Bah, president of the Mouvement Démocratique Libé…

9 janvier 2025Read

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[Republic of Guinea] AfricTivistes stands against abuses, threats to freedoms in Guinea

Journalist Habib Marouane Camara, the general manager of the news website lerevelateur224.com, was violently abducted on the evening of Tuesday, Decem…

10 décembre 2024Read

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[Mozambique] AfricTivistes calls on the government to restore access to social networks !

On Thursday, 31st October, access to social media platforms, particularly WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, was interrupted amid electoral protests a…

4 novembre 2024Read

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[Togo] : AfricTivistes strongly condemns the barbaric assault on Deputy Guy Marius Sagna !

On September 29th, while engaging with Togolese citizens during a meeting organised in Lomé by the Dynamic for the Majority of the People (DMP), Seneg…

1 octobre 2024Read

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[Zimbabwe] AfricTivistes calls for the release of pro-democracy activists!

On 1 August, four pro-democracy activists were charged in Zimbabwe for demonstrating in support of opposition leader and head of the Coalition for Cha…

9 août 2024Read

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[Kenya] AfricTivistes stands in solidarity with Kenyan citizens following violent repressions !

On Tuesday June 25, more than twenty protesters lost their lives and more than 300 injured during protests against the Kenyan government’s 2024-2025 F…

28 juin 2024Read

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[Togo] AfricTivistes protests against Togo’s constitutional change!

In Togo, the President of the Republic will no longer be elected by direct universal suffrage. A new Constitution was adopted on second reading on Fri…

20 avril 2024Read

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[Mali] AfricTivistes calls on the junta to respect fundamental rights!

On Wednesday April 10th, the President of Mali’s transitional government, Assimi Goïta, decreed the suspension “until further notice” of the activitie…

17 avril 2024Read