Jean-Bosco Talla

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Alerts | Cameroon

In Cameroon, jailed editor sentenced for ‘insulting’ Biya

New York, December 29, 2009—A Cameroonian newspaper editor, jailed this month after publishing a book excerpt that alleged sexual activities by President Paul Biya, was convicted on Monday of “insulting the head of state.” 

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December 29, 2009 3:19 PM ET |
Tags: Defamation, Imprisoned, Jean-Bosco Talla, Lewis Medjo
Alerts | Cameroon

Cameroonian editor under arrest

Journalducameroun.comNew York, December 15, 2009—The managing editor of a private newspaper in Cameroon has been held in police custody since Thursday, accused of insulting President Paul Biya, according to local journalists and news reports. Managing Editor Jean-Bosco Talla, at left, of the weekly Germinal was picked up by police in the capital, Yaoundé, on Thursday and taken to the State Secretariat for Defense, headquarters of the military police, for questioning over a front-page item, according to the same sources. 

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December 15, 2009 3:11 PM ET |
Tags: Imprisoned, Jean-Bosco Talla, Lewis Medjo

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