# Opposition leader Aliou Bah is sentenced to prison

Date: 2025

Liberal Democratic Movement leader Aliou Bah was sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted of insulting and defaming transitional president Mamadi Doumbouya. Amnesty International recorded the case as part of restrictions on expression during 2025.

## Drivers

- Doumbouya junta transition: https://factrail.ai/drivers/doumbouya-junta-transition

## Sources

- https://www.amnesty.it/rapporti-annuali/rapporto-2026/africa-subsahariana/guinea/
- https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/africa/west-and-central-africa/guinea/report-guinea/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/guinea-aliou-bah-sentenced-2025-01-07