Press Statement Dakar, July 14, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to release news commentator Badara Gadiaga, to cease arresting journalists, and to refrain from retaliating against the media for coverage critical of the government. Senegal’s special cybersecurity division (DSC) arrested Gadiaga on July 9, 2025, over his remarks […]
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Anta Babacar Ngom Files Lawsuit Against Ousmane Sonko & Pastef
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ALTERNATIVE FOR CITIZENSHIP (ARC) 8th November 2024. Despite the calls for peace and serenity reiterated by the Alternative Party for Citizen Succession (ARC) and its president Mrs. Anta Babacar Ngom Diack, since the beginning of the electoral campaign, malicious spirits have sought, through intimidation and brutality, […]
Senegal: Public Prosecutor ordered for Ousmane Sonko to be reinstated on the electoral roll
The public prosecutor has called for the dismissal of the appeal lodged by the judicial agent of the State. In his closing argument, Ousmane Diagne asked the judge to reject the request to overturn the decision of the Ziguinchor district court.It should be noted that Judge Sabassy Faye had requested […]
ECOWAS ruling on Ousmane Sonko‘s case
On Friday 17 November 2023, the ECOWAS Court of Justice handed down its decision in the case of Ousmane Sonko against the State of Senegal. The legal arguments contained in the ruling state that the procedures followed by the State “comply with human rights, as legal remedies have been exercised […]