source: Cameroon Online; RFI; AFP; Camer.be; Reuters; Mimi Mefo
actor1: Military Forces of Cameroon (1982-)
actor2: Civilians (Cameroon)
location: Yaounde
notes: On 17 August 2019, military forces reportedly tortured a journalist to death in Yaounde city (Mfoundi, Centre). The victim was arrested on 2 August 2019 allegedly for being critical about the government's management of the Anglophone crisis. The authorities confirmed the death only on 5 June 2020 after the information was made public by a private media, and denied having tortured him while accusing him of coordinating logistics for separatist fighters.