Guinea: Activist Arrested for Allegedly Insulting an Imam

On August 8, 2026, armed men were wearing military uniforms and masks abducted activist and school teacher Bella Bah in a private school where he serves as principal.

Neither he nor his family knew the reasons for his arrest or where he was taken at the time of the abduction.

For several days, Bah’s whereabouts and the reasons for his arrest remained unknown to his family. He was reportedly held for three days at the headquarters of the Judicial Investigations Unit of the National Police before…