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Conakry massacre trial

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 (our correspondent in Conakry (Guinea))
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 (our correspondent in Conakry)
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 (our correspondent in Conakry)
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 (our correspondent in Conakry)
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 (our correspondent in Conakry)
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 (our correspondent in Conakry)
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 (correspondent in Conakry, Guinea)
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 (in Conakry)
"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 (in Conakry, Guinea)
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 [...]