US EditionRights groups dispute Cameroon’s death toll from postelection protests and claim at least 30 killed
Issa Tchiroma Bakary demands release of all post-election detainees amid unrest following the October 12 vote, citing arbitrary arrests including women and children, United Nations reports 48 deaths.
- On Sunday, opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary issued a 48-hour ultimatum demanding immediate release of those arrested during and after the October 12 election in a social media video.
- The October 12 election left Tchiroma contesting the result and claiming he was the rightful winner while the Constitutional Court declared President Paul Biya victorious, who was sworn in for an eighth term.
- Tchiroma accused security forces of unjust arrests and said `I will never lower my stance until my people are free`, insisting women and children detained without cause must be freed.
- The United Nations reported at least 48 people died in post-election violence, many shot by police, and Tchiroma warned people would protect themselves if ignored while the government says at least five died.
- Tchiroma positions himself as the president-elect and the opposition continues to contest the result, and he is believed to have left Cameroon for Nigeria shortly after the election.
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Exile to Yola, Nigeria, Issa Tchiroma Bakary accuses the Biya regime of "state terrorism" and sets an ultimatum of 48 hours for the release of his supporters. A new explosive episode of the post-electoral arm which opposes him to the president officially re-elected.
Cameroon: Tchiroma Gives Biya 48-Hour Ultimatum to Release Detainees
Opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Cameroonian authorities, demanding the immediate release of all people arrested during and after the country's disputed presidential election held on October 12.
Cameroon: Tchiroma Gives Biya 48-hour Ultimatum To Release Detainees
Opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Cameroonian authorities, demanding the immediate release of all people arrested during and after the country’s disputed presidential election held on October 12. Tchiroma, who contested the election and claims he was the rightful winner despite official results declaring President Paul Biya victorious, made the demand in a video circulated on social media on Sunday. He insi…
Declared elected at the end of the presidential election of 12 October 2025, 92-year-old Paul Biya entered a new septennium, while the country was experiencing strong tensions after the contestation of official results. "Order will reign," promised the President of the Republic. His supporters are convinced that he will overcome the current socio-political climate, while voices fear a tightening of the tone of power and a prolongation of the cri…
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