By Mark Feldman and Nik Harris A law firm in the Gambia is demanding security protection for Sierra Leonean academic and journalist, Dr. Chernoh Alpha Bah, ahead of his proposed visit to his home country of Sierra Leone. Attorneys at Modou Drameh and Associates say they have sent a letter to Sierra Leone’s President Julius […]
By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah Last month, the Committee of Concerned Scientists (CCS) invited me to speak at their annual meeting. Held on Sunday March 30, this year’s annual CCS meeting also featured science journalist, Olga Dobrovidova, who gave a presentation on science in Russia, and Louisa Greve who spoke on the current situation of the Uyghur people.
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The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed concerns over the abduction and torture of Congolese journalist Émérite Amisi Musada. A CPJ statement issued on Monday confirms that the Congolese journalist was abducted by men in civilian clothes on April 15 after being threatened over his reporting on the eastern Democratic Republic of
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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah Last week, we informed you that Sierra Leonean politicians have created a new anti-terrorism law that contains unconstitutional provisions designed to curtail citizens’ fundamental civil rights. The proposed legislation would have been voted into law on Thursday morning (January 23), but the vote, which was deferred for Tuesday morning (January
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By Matthew Anderson and Mark Feldman Few days ago, we reported in the Africanist Press that Sierra Leonean politicians have created a new anti-terrorism law that contains unconstitutional provisions designed to curtail citizens’ fundamental civil rights. The proposed legislation would have been voted into law on Thursday morning (January 23), but the vote has been
By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman In a shocking move, Sierra Leonean politicians have created a new anti-terrorism law that contains unconstitutional provisions designed to curtail citizens’ fundamental civil rights. The proposed legislation will be voted into law on Thursday morning (January 23), without any of the usual public consultation and
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By Matthew Anderson and Mark Feldman Democracy Betrayed: Corruption, Dictatorship, and Authoritarianism in Sierra Leone is a new book scheduled to be launched by the Africanist Press in June 2025; two years after the disputed June 2023 elections in Sierra Leone. The book, written by Africanist Press editor Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, examines the root
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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — From a young age amidst the harsh realities of poverty, my mother and uncle raised me. Where I grew up in Sierra Leone, many families lived in mud houses with thatched roofs. Ours was made of cement, creating a visible contrast. We adapted to the lack of basic services like running
By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah Eight years ago, on 28 October 2016, I was invited to Evanston, Illinois, as a guest speaker by Northwestern University’s Program of African Studies (PAS). A few months earlier, my book on the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak had just been published and I was on a self-funded book tour
By Anne B. Wallis, PhD The Committee of Concerned Scientists (CCS) in the United States has asked US Secretary of State, Antony John Blinken to use the power of the State Department to urge the government of Sierra Leone to improve its human rights record and stop the targeted harassment of historian and journalist, Dr.
