Togo: Media Watchdog Calls for the Immediate Release of Togolese Poet Detained for 11 Months

Togo: Media Watchdog Calls for the Immediate Release of Togolese Poet Detained for 11 Months

Press Release - On January 10, 2025, a father, an entrepreneur and a poet, Honoré Sitsopé Sokpor, poured his heart out in a poem he published on his Facebook account. Two days later, he was picked up by plainclothes officers at La Pampa junction in Adidogomé, a neighbourhood of the capital, Lomé. According to eyewitnesses, Sokpor, also known as "Affectio," was beaten and forced into an unmarked vehicle by the officers.