Djibouti: Letter to President Guelleh

Human Rights Watch requests that you unconditionally release from detention journalist Daher Ahmed Farah, a political opposition leader who has been convicted of the crime of defamation for criticizing the army chief of staff in an article in his newspaper, Le Renouveau. We further request that the government lift its 3-month ban on publishing Le Renouveau and annul the enormous fine imposed on Farah.