Free Ibrahima Diallo and Sékou Koundouno – Let Guinea know we are watching!
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Head of Operations #FNDC, President of the NGO Protégeons les Droits Humains (PDH), Alumni YALI,
Ibrahima Diallo and Sékou Koundouno, two prominent civil society leaders in Guinea, were violently arrested on Friday, March 06. Both Diallo and Koundouno are outspoken advocates for freedom and democracy in Guinea and they are leaders in the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC), a popular movement organizing against a potential third term for President Alpha Conde. The circumstances of their arrests were outlined in a communique by the FNDC.
Since October, Guineans have showed up in great numbers to protest a constitutional amendment that would allow Conde to extend his tenure as president. In light of the mounting protests, security forces have continued to crackdown on Guineans exercising their constitutional rights. Diallo and Koundouno are two of many activists in the country that find themselves targeted and violated for speaking their voices.
Please rally with the Africans Rising community by taking one or all of the following actions to demand justice for these activists and all Guineans
Post to social media and let Guinean authorities know we want them to respect their citizens’ right to freedom of association and to stop persecuting civil society organizers.
Dear Guinea, where are Ibrahima Diallo and Sékou Koundouno? We want to know! We demand the unconditional release of all political prisoners! #AfricaWeWant #Amoulanfé
Contact the Guinean government and let them know we are holding them accountable for the well-being of Diallo and Koundouno and that we want their immediate and unconditional release.
Contact information for Guinea’s Ministry of Justice:
Address: Rue KA 003 – Almamya Commune de Kaloum, BP: 564 Conakry – Guinée
Telephone: +224 622 43 58 59 Email: contact@justice.gov.gn
Reach out to international humanitarian organizations
ask them to investigate the whereabouts of Diallo and Koundouno and the circumstances of their arrests.
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