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Council on Foreign Relations
January 5, 2021
Clooney Foundation For Justice
December 17, 2020
American Bar Association
December 17, 2020
CBS New York
September 10, 2020
NorthJersey.com
August 10, 2020
C-SPAN
February 7th, 2020
Pascack Press / Northern Valley Press
February 3rd, 2020
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
January 30, 2020
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights: Sowore Subjected to Multiple Human Rights Violations
NJ.Com
January 7, 2020
20 New Jersey people you need to watch in 2020
Voice of America
December 27, 2019
Release of Journalist in Nigeria Fails to Satisfy Press Freedom Advocates
The New York Times
December 25, 2019
Nigeria Releases Leading Critic on Bail After a Campaign an Ocean Away
CBS News - New York
December 24, 2019
After Months In Nigerian Jail, New Jersey Journalist Omoyele Sowore Freed
ABC News - New York
December 24, 2019
Journalist from New Jersey released from prison in Nigeria
Reuters
December 24, 2019
Nigeria orders release of Sowore and Dasuki after court orders: attorney general
WNYC, The Brian Lehrer Show
December 23, 2019
An American Journalist Arrested in Nigeria
The New York Times
December 22, 2019
Nigeria Cracks Down on a Critic, and a New Jersey Town Pushes Back
CNN
December 19, 2019
Wife of detained Nigerian journalist speaks to CNN
NorthJersey.com
December 20, 2019
Wife of Haworth journalist imprisoned in Nigeria meets with U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer
Council on Foreign Relations
December 19, 2019
Former Nigerian Ambassador John Campbell:
Sultan of Sokoto Responds to Sowore’s Imprisonment in Nigeria
New York Amsterdam News
December 19, 2019
World human rights groups activists, electeds call for Sowore to be released
Vanguard - Nigeria
December 19, 2019
Court Invasion: Senate gives DSS, AGF, Falana, others 24hrs to submit testimonies
Council on Foreign Relations
December 18, 2019
Buhari’s Dictatorial Past and the Rule of Law Today in Nigeria
The News Nigeria
December 18, 2019
The Road to Dictatorship
The Wall Street Journal
December 16, 2019
Nigeria’s Detention of Journalist Reflects Escalating Media Crackdown
WNYC - The Takeaway
December 16, 2019
Arrest of a Journalist and Activist Raises Concerns of Free Speech Crackdown in Nigeria
WBAI radio
December 15, 2019
It Takes a Village – David Rothenberg of WBAI NY interviews NJ Councilwoman Heather Wasser
Bloomberg
December 14, 2019
Yahoo News via AFP
December 14, 2019
International backlash after re-arrest of Nigeria opposition figure
Nigerian Tribune
December 13, 2019
Nigerian Tribune
December 12, 2019
Sowore: Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) charges Buhari to set up commission of enquiry to probe DSS’ court invasion
Punch - Nigeria
December 12, 2019
Disobedience to court order, recipe for lawlessness, chaos – Sultan
The Guardian
December 12, 2019
Be afraid! Be very afraid!!
CNN
December 11, 2019
Nigerian newspaper says it will now call President Buhari a ‘military dictator’
The Nigeria Lawyers
December 11, 2019
FG has ordered probe of court invasion by DSS —AGF, Malami
Council on Foreign Relations
December 11, 2019
Buhari’s Attacks on the Press in Nigeria Continue Unabated
Premium Times - Nigeria
December 11, 2019
CPJ fumes as Nigerian govt freezes Sahara Reporters account
PUNCH - Nigeria
December 11, 2019
Buhari’s lawlessness: Our stand
CPJ - Committe to Protect Journalists
December 11, 2019
Nigeria and Ethiopia jail activist-journalists amid crackdown on free expression
CNN
December 11, 2019
The number of journalists jailed for their work is near record highs
CPJ - Committe to Protect Journalists
December 10, 2019
US-Nigerian Sahara Reporters website reports assets frozen amid surveillance, censorship
CNN
December 9, 2019
Nigeria faces backlash over the arrest of a US-based activist and journalist
Reuters
December 9, 2019
Rights groups urge release of Nigerian ex-presidential candidate
Premium Times - Nigeria
December 8, 2019
SERAP condemns Buhari for comparing Sowore, Bakare with Boko Haram
USA Today
December 7, 2019
New Jersey journalist re-arrested in Nigeria after brief glimpse of freedom
CNN International
December 6, 2019
Armed secret police storm high court to re-arrest Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore
BBC News
December 6, 2019
Omoyele Sowore: Nigerian journalist arrested hours after release
Bloomberg News
December 6, 2019
Chaos Ensues as Nigerian Secret Police Rearrest Buhari Critic
Reuters World News
December 6, 2019
Nigerian activist Sowore re-arrested hours after he was freed: lawyer
Quartz
December 6, 2019
A New York-based journalist has become the face of shrinking press freedom in Nigeria
Insider NJ
December 6, 2019
Menendez Condemns Re-arrest of NJ Journalist in Nigeria
Voice of America
December 5, 2019
The Guardian - Wole Soyinka "Between thuggery and state disobedience"
December 5, 2019
Between thuggery and state disobedience
The Nigerian Lawyers
December 5, 2019
JUST IN: Court Orders DSS To Release Sowore, Bakare Within 24 Hours
PEN International
December 4, 2019
Nigeria: Journalists detained as authorities clampdown on freedom of expression
NorthJersey.com
November 27, 2019
A New Jersey journalist was unfairly jailed in Nigeria. He should be freed — now
ABC News - New York
November 26, 2019
Marchers rally for release of journalist from New Jersey detained in Nigeria
People Magazine
November 22, 2019
N.J.-Based Journalist Jailed in Nigeria for Months as Amal Clooney & Others Call for His Release
The Clooney Foundation for Justice
November 22, 2019
NIGERIAN JOURNALIST MUST BE RELEASED ON BAIL
Amnesty International
November 20, 2019
Nigeria: Sowore, Bakare and Jalingo declared Prisoners of Conscience
Quartz Africa
November 16, 2019
A New York-based journalist has become the face of shrinking press freedom in Nigeria
Human Rights Watch
November 15, 2019
Nigeria: Despite Court Order, Activist Still Held – Free Omoleye Sowore; Allow Peaceful Protests
The Guardian
November 14, 2019
‘Climate of fear’: Nigeria intensifies crackdown on journalists
Reuters
November 13, 2019
Nigeria security agency denies opening fire on supporters of detained activist
The Washington Post
November 12, 2019
With the arrest of a prominent journalist, Nigeria’s Buhari is up to his old tricks
Northern Jersey - Bergen Record - Gannett Network
November 11, 2019
Imprisoned New Jersey Journalist must be freed, says Laura Ling, who was held in North Korea in 2009
ICIR: International Center for Investigative Reporting
November 11, 2019
Falana to sue DSS for contempt over Sowore’s continued detention
The Nigerian Lawyer
November 11, 2019
SERAP writes Archbishop of Canterbury, seeks his intervention in Sowore’s case
Sahara Reporters
November 11, 2019
Falana Raises The Alarm Over Plans To File Fresh Charges Against Sowore By DSS
Premium Times
November 10, 2019
Under Buhari, Nigeria records worst attacks on journalists in 34 years — Report
BBC
November 9, 2019
Omoyele Sowore: Anger over detention of Nigerian journalist
Premium Times - Nigeria
November 9, 2019
Again, SSS refuses to release Sowore despite pledging to obey court order
NJ.com - Advance Media - Star Ledger
November 9, 2019
N.J. man imprisoned in Nigeria after planning protest has trial delayed until December
Premium Times - Nigeria
November 8, 2019
Buhari govt waging war against media, Falana warns
Sahara Reporters
November 7, 2019
BREAKING: DSS Confirms Receipt Of Court Order To Release Sowore, Refuses To Comply With Directive
CBS News - New York
November 6, 2019
Trial Delayed For New Jersey Journalist Jailed In Nigeria Since August
ABC News - New York
November 5, 2019
Journalist from New Jersey to go on trial in Nigeria on treason charges
USA Today
November 5, 2019
Trial to begin for Omoyele Sowore, a New Jersey journalist imprisoned in his native Nigeria
NBC News
November 2, 2019
Renowned New Jersey Journalist Held in His Native Land
Council on Foreign Relations
November 2, 2019
UN should speak about Unlawful Detention of Journalist in Nigeria
Sahara Reporters
November 2, 2019
Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Petitions UN for Nigeria to Free Sowore from Arbitrary Detention
CBS News - New York
November 1, 2019
New Jersey Man Being Detained in Nigeria
Northern Valley Press
November 1, 2019
Residents Rally for Sowore Journalist Being Detained by Nigerian Government
