Two journalists held by intelligence agency freed after seven days

Cameroon|Free Expression & the Law

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Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

16 February 2010

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Simon Hervé Nko'o and Serge Sabouang were detained without explanation.

(RSF/IFEX) – Simon Hervé Nko’o and Serge Sabouang, two journalists who were arrested by members of the General Directorate for External Investigation (DGRE) on 5 February 2010 without any reason being given, were finally released on the evening of 12 February.

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