Verbatim report of proceedings

Wednesday, 2 April 2025 - Strasbourg

Prosecution of journalists in Cameroon, notably the cases of Amadou Vamoulké, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Mancho Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior, Tsi Conrad (debate)

  Hannes Heide, on behalf of the S&D Group. – Mr President, Commissioner, with elections approaching, press freedom is under attack in Cameroon. Journalists are unjustly imprisoned, subjected to unfair trials and held in inhuman conditions. Some are seriously ill, yet denied medical care.

Especially in the English-speaking regions, independent media are under systematic attack. Reporting the truth is never a crime.

We call on the authorities in Cameroon to immediately and unconditionally release Amadou Vamoulké, a former managing director of the Cameroon state broadcaster, journalists Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka and Thomas Awah Junior, radio host Mancho Bibixy and filmmaker Tsi Conrad.

Freedom of expression is the foundation of free elections. The European Union must not and will not remain silent.