{"id":7920,"date":"2018-02-27T22:20:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T05:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?post_type=news&p=7920"},"modified":"2018-02-27T22:20:44","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T05:20:44","slug":"all-charges-against-anti-govt-cartoonist-dropped-by-equatorialguinea","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/news\/all-charges-against-anti-govt-cartoonist-dropped-by-equatorialguinea\/","title":{"rendered":"ALL charges against anti-govt cartoonist\u00a0dropped by #EquatorialGuinea\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A detained cartoonist is set to be released by the Equatorial Guinea authorities after charges against him were dropped at a hearing on Tuesday (February 27).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ramon Esono Ebale, who has been held since September 2017. State TV later reported that he was held for money laundering and counterfeiting, charges described by activists and rights groups as \u201ccooked up and outrageous.\u201d<\/p>\n

He had till his arrest lived outside the country for several years and had just returned to the country to renew his passport when he was arrested by security agencies.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0#<\/span>EquatorialGuinea<\/span><\/a>: Charges have been dropped against cartoonist Ramon Nse Esono #<\/span>Justice4Ramon<\/span><\/a> https:\/\/<\/span>twitter.com\/miko75011\/status\/968502587489210368\u00a0<\/span>\u2026<\/a><\/div>\n
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His pieces usually criticizes the president and government officials, consequently there were fears that he may be charged with criminal defamation even though the state used other charges.<\/p>\n

Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI<\/span>) in November 2017 named Ramon as winner of the \u20192017 Courage in Cartooning Award.\u2019<\/p>\n

CRNI<\/span> said the choice of Ramon was because of his \u2018continuous refusal to be intimidated by the threats made against him, and his courage in the face of a brutal and repressive regime.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Mr. Ram\u00f3n Esono Ebal\u00e9 is a gifted and outspoken graphic novelist and editorial cartoonist born in Equatorial Guinea in West Africa and until very recently a resident in Paraguay,\u2019 said Joel Pett, president of board of directors of CRNI<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The Award for Courage in Editorial Cartooning is an annual gong given to \u2018the cartoonist or cartoonists who have exhibited great courage and self-sacrifice in the pursuit of their craft and in the exercise of free speech.\u2019<\/p>\n

Thousands have signed an online petition started by activists, friends and family members demanding his release.<\/p>\n

International rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW<\/span>) and Amnesty International have previously called on President Teodoro Obiang Nguema to release the journalist and to repeal the defamation statute which allows the criminal prosecution of the government\u2019s critics.<\/p>\n

\u201cProsecuting a cartoonist for unflattering satirical drawings is incompatible with free speech and only highlights the power of the pen,\u201d said Sarah Saadoun, researcher at Human Rights Watch.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0BREAKING: We’ve just learned that ALL charges against cartoonist Ram\u00f3n Esono Ebal\u00e9 have been dropped!
\nHe will be home with his loved ones in a few days. #<\/span>EquatorialGuinea<\/span><\/a> #<\/span>FreeNseRamon<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
8:26 AM – Feb 27, 2018\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n
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A detained cartoonist is set to be released by the Equatorial Guinea authorities after charges against him were dropped at a hearing on Tuesday (February 27). Ramon Esono Ebale, who has been held since September 2017. 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