Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 May 2020: Lawyer representing some of the opposition political detainees arrested by the Bio-led government of Sierra Leone – Mr Ady Macauley, was himself arrested yesterday by police in Freetown, as the government continues its unlawful crackdown on political opponents. Yesterday’s report of the lawyer’s arrest [Read More]

Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara Esq: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2020: Today marks 21 days since the arrest and detention of Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, without any charges being preferred to the courts against her person. The Constitution of Sierra Leone, is very clear on the protection of arbitrary arrests and [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2020: After spending weeks in police custody without charge – contrary to the constitution of Sierra Leone and global human rights codes of conduct, there is growing concern for the health and wellbeing of Dr Sylvia Olayinka Blyden. She was arrested last month by police [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 May 2020: Parliament of Sierra Leone last Thursday approved several appointees nominated by president Bio for high office in the public sector, including his ruling SLPP party chairman – Dr Prince Harding, who will take over as Chairman of the National Commission for Privatization. While many [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2020: David Maurice Panda-Noah, Sierra Leone’s newly appointed Minister of Internal Affairs, yesterday took his oath of office in the presence of President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House, in accordance with Section 57 (Act No. 6) of the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone. [Read More]

Bob Massally: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 May 2020: How low a depth of despair and despondency the SLPP/APC rivalry has sunk is clearly illustrated by a video that has gone viral on Facebook, depicting two Sierra Leoneans, apparently on a manhunt in the streets of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, for the [Read More]

James Juana: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 May 2020: I don’t like responding to comments on forum. The moment a comment is made, whether you are saying the right thing or not, some readers look at it from a tribal or political point of view. We are taking ourselves back to [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 May 2020: As fears grow over the continuing detention of the former defence minister Palo Conteh, Dr Sylvia Blyden and others, serious questions are now being asked about the government’s refusal to allow close family and legal representatives to see them. It is now almost twenty [Read More]

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 May 2020: Politics used to be a battle for the hearts and minds of the public.  It is not surprising then that our main political parties are now locked in this battle, to win our hearts and minds. But at what cost? Unfortunately, this [Read More]