Tag: Ousmane Sonko

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Senegalese commentator arrested, prime minister calls for media boycott

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, […]

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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 […]