# Security forces surround the House of the Press and arrest journalists

Date: 2024

Security forces surrounded Conakry's House of the Press during a planned protest against media restrictions, trapping journalists inside and arresting others. Press-union leader Sékou Jamal Pendessa was also detained and later prosecuted.

## Drivers

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

## Sources

- https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/guinea
- https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/12/02/guinea-rights-risk-promised-transition-derails

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/guinea-house-of-press-siege-pendessa-arrest-2024-01-18