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Oury Baïlo Bah, the brother of a victim of the September 28 massacre, testifies at the trial in Guinea.
27 February 2023 by Matthias Raynal
Guinea: Victims have their say at the stadium massacre trial On February 14 at the Dixinn Criminal Court trying the stadium massacre in Guinea’s capital Conakry, the hearing of plaintiffs began. The first tragic accounts of victims, after five months of hearing the accused, are lending weig [...]
The accused Moussa Dadis Camara faces (from behind) the judges during the September 28 trial in Guinea (Conakry).
20 January 2023 by Matthias Raynal
Guinea massacre trial: the "Dadis Show" fails to happen The entire country was eagerly awaiting the appearance of its former head of state, the main defendant in the trial concerning the September 28, 2009 massacre at Conakry stadium in Guinea. But Moussa Dadis Camara finally delivered [...]
Moussa Dadis Camara exposes his version of events (for the Conkary stadium massacre in 2009) during the September 28 trial in Guinea.
16 December 2022 by Matthias Raynal
Dadis Camara before a Guinean court: "What forgiveness will I ask for?” This is the appearance that all Guineans have been waiting for. Will Moussa Dadis Camara, head of the junta at the time of the 2009 Conakry stadium massacre, acknowledge his responsibility after being implicated by some of his co- [...]
At the court in Conakry (which is judging those responsible for the massacre at the September 28, 2009 stadium in Guinea), defendants face the judge and president Ibrahima Sory II Tounkara. The latter is seated on a podium with the colors of the Guinean flag.
1 December 2022 by Matthias Raynal
At Conakry massacre trial, court reprimands "ethnic talk” In Guinea, ethnicity has been mentioned several times during the hearings of defendants in the September 28, 2009 massacre trial. References to the parties’ ethnic groups have even provoked some incidents.
Guineans watch a television broadcast of the September 28 trial in Conakry.
17 November 2022 by Matthias Raynal
September 28 trial in Conakry: “It has become like a TV series” The appearance of defendants in the September 28, 2009 massacre trial, which has been widely broadcast, has captivated Guineans for several weeks, with two effects. The wide exposure has given this historic moment the importance i [...]
Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité, known as
31 October 2022 by Matthias Raynal
At Conakry massacre trial, Toumba tells his "part of the truth” Under questioning since October 19, Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité or "Toumba", a former aide-de-camp to Guinean junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara, has given his version of the facts about the 2009 stadium massacre in the capital Conakry [...]
Moussa Tiegboro Camara stands on the stand next to his lawyer during his trial. He is accused of participating in the Conakry Stadium massacre in Guinea.
17 October 2022 by Matthias Raynal
Defendants take the stand first at Conakry trial In Guinea, the floor was given first to the defendants in the trial of the September 28 massacre. At the start of hearings on the substance, the first role went to Moussa Tiégboro Camara and the second to Marcel Guilavogui, respec [...]
Moussa Dadis Camara (right) sits next to a co-accused during his trial in Conakry, Guinea.
3 October 2022 by Matthias Raynal
"We are Guineans and we will judge Guineans” In Guinea’s capital Conakry, the trial of the September 28, 2009 massacre started symbolically thirteen years after the crime, with a grand opening and a three-hour hearing. This is an exceptional judicial event for Guinea, with a [...]
In a street in Conakry, Guinea, near the stadium, two men in military uniforms arrested a civilian. In the background are other men in uniform.
27 September 2022 by Matthias Raynal
Guinea prepares for big stadium massacre trial Thirteen years to the day after the Conakry stadium massacre, the trial of the alleged perpetrators is scheduled to begin this Wednesday, September 28. In 2009, the crackdown on protesters left at least 156 people dead. More than [...]
22 May 2018 by AFP
Ex-minister named new Guinea PM: state media A former government minister and economist has been named the new prime minister of Guinea by President Alpha Conde, according to a decree read out on state media. Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, 64, was previously responsible for invest [...]
22 January 2018 by Ephrem Rugiririza, JusticeInfo.Net
Week in Review: Hope in Guinea, disappointment in Togo, impunity in Burundi Will justice be done in Guinea in the very sensitive case of the September 28, 2009 massacre of 150 people in a stadium in the capital Conakry? This looks more likely after investigations closed in December 2017 and the suspects w [...]
17 January 2018 by Aïssatou Barry in Conakry
Will Guinea hold trial this year for 2009 stadium massacre?   In Guinea, investigations into the September 2009 massacre in Conakry have finally closed, seven years after the event. Announcing this on December 29, 2017, Guinean Justice Minister Cheik Sacko said the suspects have been refer [...]
15 January 2018 by AFP
Activist dies in E.Guinea prison after 'torture': opposition An opposition activist died in prison after being tortured in Equatorial Guinea, the country's main opposition party said Monday, accusing the government of "cruel and inhumane" treatment of its detainees. Santiago Ebee Ela, 41, d [...]
13 November 2017 by Human Rights Watch
Guinea: Judges's 2009 Massacre Inquiry break new ground in combatting impunity, according to HRW The panel of Guinean judges investigating the September 28, 2009 massacre of more than 150 protesters and rape of 100 women by the security forces during a peaceful protest concluded their investigation on November 9 2017, Human R [...]
27 September 2017 by HRW
Guinea: 8 Years Later, Justice for Massacre Needed (NGO) (Conakry) – Guinea should move ahead to deliver justice, truth, and reparation for the grave crimes committed on September 28, 2009, at a Conakry stadium, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the Association of Victims, [...]
2 August 2017 by Aïssatou Barry in Conakry
Doubts and Division in Guinea, as President hints at third term The possibility of a third term for President Alpha Condé is dividing Guinea. Condé himself has made same indications that he wants to run again, but has refused to make an official pronouncement. His supporters are not hiding the [...]
18 April 2017 by Aïssatou Barry in Conakry
Guinea plans a Truth Commission A national workshop in Conakry of government and civil society representatives has approved a Bill to set up a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission in Guinea. This is in line with recommendations from the Interim National [...]
2 January 2017 by AFP
Playboy son of E.Guinea leader goes on trial in France The playboy son of Equatorial Guinea's leader, notorious for his extravagant taste in cars, homes and Michael Jackson memorabilia, went on trial Monday in France accused of plundering his country to fund his jetset lifestyle. Teod [...]
9 October 2015 by Julia Crawford, JusticeInfo.Net
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AMID TENSION IN GUINEA Guineans are called to the ballot box this Sunday October 11 for only the second “free” presidential elections in the country’s history. Although the campaign had been relatively calm, deadly clashes broke out on Thursday after in [...]