Djibouti - Former journalist jailed again, second time in two months

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is appalled by government opponent and former journalist Daher Ahmed Farah's incarceration today in Djibouti's Gabode prison to begin serving a two-month jail sentence on a charge of “refusing to comply with a judicial order.” An appeal court upheld the sentence on 26 June. After reporting to the authorities at 8 a.m. in response to a summons, Farah was immediately imprisoned, without being taken before a judge or prosecutor. It was the second time he has been jailed (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - mardi 2 juillet 2013