Guinean Journalist Bakary Gamalo Bamba Charged With Violating Judge’s Privacy

Dakar — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of journalist Bakary Gamalo Bamba, director of the bimonthly newspaper Le Baobab, who has been detained since October 20 on charges of invasion of privacy.

“Guinean authorities should immediately and unconditionally release journalist Bakary Gamalo Bamba, who has been jailed since October 20, when he recorded a judge as part of his work,” said Angela Quintal, head of CPJ’s Africa program, in Johannesburg. “The fact that Guinean…