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Conakry massacre trial

In Guinea, Head of State Mamadi Doumbouya has promised reparations for the victims of the 28 September 2009 massacre, but he has also pardoned the main defendant in the trial: Moussa Dadis Camara. Why did he do this? Photo: Assembly of portraits of Doumbouya and Camara in military garb.
‘We must not drain a historic trial of all its sap’
14 April 2025 by Abdourahmane Bah
What political factors explain the Guinean State's decision to compensate the victims of the 2009 Conakry stadium massacre and to pardon Captain Moussa Dadis Camara? Political scientist Kabinet Fofana explains.
The head of Guinea's ruling military junta, Mamadi Doumbouya, has declared a pardon for a former coup leader, Dadis Camara. Photo: Doumbouya in military uniform. Guinea: reparations for a pardon
29 March 2025 by AFP
On March 26, the Guinean government undertook to compensate the victims of the stadium massacre in 2009. Two days later, President Mamadi Doumbouya pardoned Dadis Camara, who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the massacre.
28 September trial in Guinea: following the government's announcement, victims are waiting for ‘reparations’ (financial compensation). Photo: Exterior view of the new courthouse in Conakry at its inauguration on 28 September 2022. Guinea: the State commits to compensating victims
27 March 2025 by Abdourahmane Bah
The news read last night on national television took victims by surprise: nearly eight months after the court verdict, Guinea’s government announced it would cover compensation for the victims of the 28 September 2009 massacre.
The verdict is in: Moussa Dadis Camara is sentenced to 20 years in prison, at the September 28 trial in Guinea. Photo: Dadis arrives in the courtroom on the day of his sentencing. Guinea: Dadis Camara convicted, trial closes leaving questions
2 August 2024 by Matthias Raynal
At the end of a lengthy final hearing, Guinea’s former president Moussa Dadis Camara and seven other senior officials were found guilty of the massacre of demonstrators at Conakry’s main stadium in 2009, qualified as a crime again [...]
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Trial of the massacre at Conakry stadium (known as the
25 June 2024 by Matthias Raynal
In Guinea, time for defence arguments in massacre trial In the Conakry stadium massacre trial, defendants’ lawyers have been taking the stand since May 27, 2024. Almost all the accused have already had their closing arguments. At the centre of attention in recent weeks has been former [...]
It's time for the closing arguments and indictments (life imprisonment) in the September 28 trial in Conakry, Guinea. Photo: ex-President Moussa Dadis Camara and his co-defendants have left their box, and are seated facing the court, close to the lawyers and magistrates.
28 May 2024 by Matthias Raynal
In Guinea, the prosecution asks for life sentences On trial for the 2009 massacre in Conakry stadium, former junta leader and ex-president of Guinea, Moussa Dadis Camara, risks life in prison, as the prosecutor requested at the end of his closing arguments. Six other accused risk [...]
From left to right, Aboubacar Diakité, known as
19 April 2024 by Matthias Raynal
Guinea massacre trial enters the final stretch The “confrontation” phase began on April 15 in Guinea’s important trial on the 2009 massacre in Conakry stadium. Defendants, victims and witnesses are taking the stand once again, but only on specific points. Dozens of people are [...]
At the 28 September trial in Guinea, will the Conakry stadium massacre be requalified as a crime against humanity? Photo: A participant in the political meeting climbs over a barrier at the stadium (which was crowded) on 28 September 2009.
29 March 2024 by Matthias Raynal
Guinea: was the stadium massacre a crime against humanity? The Conakry court has angered the defence by choosing to wait until the judgment to rule on whether the events should be reclassified as crimes against humanity. The defence has appealed, hoping to force the judges to rule now.
In Guinea, the collective of lawyers for the victims of September 28 are concerned about the desertion of witnesses in the face of threats to their safety.
12 February 2024 by Matthias Raynal
Guinea: frightened witnesses desert the trial A new phase of the 28 September 2009 massacre trial starts this Monday, February 12, in Guinea with the appearance of a first witness – but in close session. Many fear for their safety, and many have withdrawn since the escape of [...]
Dr Hassane Bah (forensic pathologist) describes the horror of the massacre in Conakry in 2009, during the
29 January 2024 by Matthias Raynal
View from hospital and morgue during Guinea’s stadium massacre Morgues overflowing with corpses and hospitals submerged by the flood of wounded. This is the picture painted by two senior health officials at the time of the 2009 stadium massacre testifying in the major trial that has resumed i [...]
Ansoumane Camara, known as Baffoé, is a witness in the 28 September trial in Guinea.
5 December 2023 by Matthias Raynal
Guinea: Baffoé, one witness with two versions General Ansoumane Camara, known as Baffoé, was in charge of the police unit responsible for maintaining order during the Conakry stadium massacre. In court, he gave a detailed account of what he had seen and heard that day, but in [...]
Oumar Sanoh, a witness at the trial in Conakry (Guinea), is a former Chief of General Staff of the Guinean armed forces.
21 November 2023 by Matthias Raynal
Guinea massacre trial: it’s time for the witnesses The absence of the accused Claude Pivi, on the run since his escape from prison on November 4, marked the resumption of hearings in the major trial on the Conakry stadium massacre in Guinea. Security of the trial and its participa [...]
In Guinea, defendants in the 28 September trial escape. Photo: Guinean security forces set up a roadblock in Kaloum, near Conakry, where the prisoners are being held during their trial.
13 November 2023 by Matthias Raynal
Guinea stadium massacre: jailbreak undermines the trial On 4 November, an armed commando got four of the main defendants out of the central prison, including former junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara. While he and two others returned to prison that evening, Claude Pivi is still on the ru [...]
Hearings resume in the 28 September trial in Conakry (Guinea). Photo: Magistrates enter the courtroom.
30 October 2023 by Matthias Raynal
Conakry massacre trial resumes Since February, more than 100 victims of the 28 September 2009 massacre have been heard at the Dixinn criminal court in Conakry, Guinea. These hearings have been powerful, but have become repetitive, with the risk of dragging the [...]
September 28 trial, one year on - When the trial opened in 2022 in Conakry (Guinea), did the victims' relatives have any idea of the scale the trial would take?
28 September 2023 by Catherine Maia and Ghislain Poissonnier
28 September massacre in Guinea: evaluating the trial one year on One year into the 28 September 2009 massacre trial, the first in Guinea for massive human rights violations, how should we assess it? According to the authors, the positive aspects outweigh the drawbacks, allowing the story of thi [...]
Conakry massacre Trial in Guinea - Marcel Guilavogui (former bodyguard of the
17 July 2023 by Matthias Raynal
At Guinea massacre trial, Dadis Camara is accused by his bodyguard Returning to the stand eight months after his first appearance, former presidential guard and suspect in the 2009 massacre trial Marcel Guilavogui blasted former head of state Moussa Dadis Camara, highlighting for the first time t [...]
Funding problems at the Conakry trial in Guinea (
30 May 2023 by Matthias Raynal
Conakry’s groundbreaking trial threatened by financial issues In Guinea, eight months after the start of a historic trial, some lawyers - for both the defence and the victims - have never been paid. On 29 May, they went on strike. They are demanding legal aid, which the government refuses to [...]
Trial of the September 28, 2009 massacre in Guinea - Arbitrary detentions, torture... Victims testify about what happened after.
19 May 2023 by Matthias Raynal
Conakry trial: torture and arbitrary detention in military camps At the September 28 massacre trial, it was the turn of victims of arbitrary detention and torture to speak out. One of them, Yagouba Barry, recounted on Tuesday May 16 how he was sequestered at the personal home of one of the defe [...]
Thierno Mamadou Diallo, witness to the 2009 stadium massacre in Guinea.
5 May 2023 by Matthias Raynal
Guinea Stadium Trial: "There was this boy..." The appearance of civil parties began in February, but this week the pace of testimony and questioning accelerated. Six people were heard in the last two hearings. They have reinforced the identification of security service member [...]
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