# Thirteen journalists are arrested during a press-freedom rally

Date: 2023

Thirteen journalists were arrested during a peaceful rally in Conakry calling for restrictions on news websites to be lifted. Amnesty International said three journalists were injured and called for the charges to be dropped.

## Drivers

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

## Sources

- https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/guinea-unnecessary-use-of-force-against-peaceful-rally-must-not-go-unpunished/
- 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-journalists-arrested-rally-2023-10-16