Prominent Chadian journalist arrested, association says

8/8/2024 16:48

        Chadian police have arrested the editor-in-chief of a major Chadian news website, a group of online media outlets said late on Wednesday, a week after the suspension of his website was lifted.
        
        Badour Oumar Ali, editor of TchadInfos.com, was summoned by judicial police and taken away by "armed and hooded men" upon arrival in an unmarked vehicle to the national security agency, the Chad Online Media Association said in a statement.
        
        In a separate case that has also spurred concerns about freedom of speech and human rights under President Mahamat Idriss Deby, a priest known for his anti-government sermons in church was arrested on Monday in his parish.
        
        Opposition leader Succes Masra referred to the priest's arrest as a "kidnapping." The priest, who had been close to the late opposition leader Yaya Dillo, was released on Tuesday.