TIVAOUANE, Senegal (Reuters) - Diali Kaba's mother woke her up on Thursday morning with terrifying news: there had been a fire at the hospital in their town in Senegal where Kaba's two-week-old daughter was being cared for, and 11 babies were dead.
Calling for the withdrawal of all charges against Pape Malick Thiam, a TV reporter due to appear in court tomorrow in Dakar on a charge of insulting a police officer, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges those in charge of the Senegalese security forces to prioritise dialogue with journalists amid a surge in threats and attacks against media personnel.
A reporter for the privately-owned 7TV channel, Thiam was arrested during an altercation with a policeman at a court in Dakar on 14 April, when he want to cover a hearing with conflicting witness testimony in the case of Ousmane Sonko, an opposition politician accused of raping a massage salon employee. Thiam spent 24 hours in police custody before being released pending
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