Equatorial Guinea: Cartoonist Ramón Nsé Esono Ebalé detained without charge

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Two journalists arbitrarily detained following interview with fired judge

Melanio Nkogo and Ruben Bacale from Equatorial Guinea’s only privately-owned TV channel, were arbitrarily detained, after interviewing a recently-fired judge.

Alfredo Okenve was a speaker at the International Anti-Corruption Conference held in Panamá in December 2016, Human Rights Watch

Activists Enrique Asumu & Alfredo Okenve detained in Equatorial Guinea

The police detained activists Enrique Asumu and Alfredo Okenve on April 17, 2017, and have exceeded the 72-hour period that Equatorial Guinean law permits them to detain a person without charge.

Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo inspects a guard of honour upon his arrival at the presidential airport in Abuja, Nigeria, 28 May 2015, REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Ahead of elections, Equatorial Guinea must cease suppression of independent voices

The government of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo should immediately cease its suppression of independent voices ahead of presidential elections, scheduled for April 24, a group of human rights and democracy organisations says.