Emmanuel Mbombog Mbog Matip, a Cameroonian newspaper editor who was detained in a completely arbitrary manner for 16 months and had to spend a further week in prison after his acquittal, has finally been freed. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes his release but fears further proceedings against this journalist.
The editor of the newspaper Climat Social, Matip was arrested by six soldiers at his home on 17 August 2020, when he was investigating two stories, one about an alleged coup plot, the othe
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