Cameroon: Police Raided and Assaulted Journalists in Douala On WPFD

According to a statement issued by the SNJC, their gathering was in accordance with Law 90/055 of 19 December, 1990 which ensures their rights to gather at the Place du Gouvernment Bonanjo in Douala to read their statements and those from the Secretary General of the United Nations. The police however, rudely interrupted the event by chasing journalists as soon as they arrived at the venue, brutalising them and confiscating their equipment.

The SNJC noted that it will report this act of aggression…