Equatorial Guinea: Guinean 'Disappeared' Activist Resurfaces With Marks of Torture

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Equatorial Guinea: Guinean 'Disappeared' Activist Resurfaces With Marks of Torture

A prominent civil society leader in Guinea, Abdoul Sacko, went missing in the early hours of February 19, 2025, after gunmen took him from his home in the capital Conakry, raising concerns about an enforced disappearance. He resurfaced that night bearing marks of torture.

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Guinean ‘Disappeared’ Activist Resurfaces with Marks of Torture

A prominent civil society leader in Guinea, Abdoul Sacko, went missing in the early hours of February 19, 2025, after gunmen took him from his home in the capital Conakry, raising concerns about an enforced disappearance. He resurfaced that night bearing marks of torture.

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This is at least the fifth kidnapping in seven months in Guinea. On the night of Wednesday 19 February in Conakry, Abdoul Sacko, national coordinator of the Forum of the Social Forces of Guinea, was taken by masked and uniformed individuals who forced the entry of his home. Abdoul Sacko, figure of civil society and members of the Forces vives de Guinea, is one of the most critical voices of the transition led by the junta of General Mamadi Doumb…

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Guinea opposition condemns 'kidnapping' of leading figure

Conakry (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 A leading critic of Guinea's ruling junta was whisked from his home by gunmen who broke in through the ceiling early on Wednesday morning, his wife told AFP. Abdoul Sacko's Forum of Active Forces movement, which calls for the return of civilian rule in the west African country, condemned the "kidnapping" and pointed the finger at the military junta. Guinea is currently ruled by general M

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The coordinator of the Guinea Social Forces Forum was abducted on 19 February. A commando of about ten armed and crooked men broke into his home, while the activist was already under threat for his critical opinions of power.

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Upon the announcement of the abduction of the coordinator of the Forum of the Social Forces of Guinea, this Wednesday, February 19, 2025 by armed men, the reactions flow. Abdoul Sacko was abducted at his home in the presence of his family before being taken to an unknown destination. Questioned about this other... Read article Abdoul Sacko's abduction: extremely "serious" and "disturbing", Sindigne L'OGDH appeared first on ledjely.