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December 6, 2019

Nigerian Police Rearrest Journalist & Activist Omoyele Sowore
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Nigerian secret police have re-arrested the prominent Nigerian-American
journalist and activist Omoyele Sowore just hours after he was released
on bail after four months in detention. Sowore is a former presidential
candidate in Nigeria and the founder of the New York-based news outlet
Sahara Reporters. Sowore's codefendant Olawale Bakare was also released
on Thursday and then re-arrested today. Amnesty International recently
declared both men to be prisoners of conscience.


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