In August 2019, Journalist Samuel Wazizi was arrested by the Cameroonian government and held without charge.
More than 10 months after the arrest, the military confirmed Wazizi had died in their custody.
Amid attacks, arrests and kidnappings of journalists, lawyers for the late Wazizi applied for the government to release his body.
While at the time of his arrest Wazizi was held without charge, Cameroon Association of English-Speaking Journalists (CAMASEJ) recently learned that, along with announcing Wazizi's death, the government decided on a terrorism charge.
For many months after the arrest of Wazizi, president of the journalists' association, Jude Viban, tried to acquire information on his colleague's arrest and place of detention, to no avail.
