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Threats against Senegalese journalist Babacar Fall
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Journalist Babacar Fall, host of ‘RFM Matin’, has been subjected to reported receiving a massive campaign wave of hostility, including insults and death threats, threats following a controversial interview with Serigne Abou Sy. The interview involved sensitive claims regarding the spiritual family tensions and material the inheritance of the late caliph of the Moustarchidines, as well as allegations concerning the funding of the Gamou at the Champ de courses. As the situation escalated, Fall reported receiving over 1,000 messages via telephone and WhatsApp. threatening messages. The religious organization Dahiratoul Moustarchidina Wal Moustarchidaty (DMWM) contested the interview's interview content and accused Fall the journalist of denying them a right of reply, a claim the journalist Fall denies. In response, the Syndicate of Information and Communication Professionals of Senegal (SYNPICS) condemned has called on the threats Senegalese state and the Ministry of the Interior to provide immediate police protection for Fall, characterizing the intimidation as attempts a threat to undermine democracy and press freedom, calling for state protection and an investigation. freedom. Fall has initiated legal action through his lawyer proceedings to address identify those responsible for the harassment, which he described as a potential attempt at ‘intellectual terrorism’. threats.
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