Article 4PJY9 Nigerian Journalist & Activist Omoyele Sowore Remains Jailed for Calling for Peaceful Protests

Nigerian Journalist & Activist Omoyele Sowore Remains Jailed for Calling for Peaceful Protests

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Journalist and pro-democracy activist Omoyele Sowore is entering his second month in jail for calling for peaceful nationwide protests against the government. Sowore called his movement "Revolution Now" and mobilized activists to take to the streets August 5. But just two days before the protests were set to begin, Sowore was arrested by the state and accused of attempting to take over the government. He's been imprisoned for more than a month now as human rights groups continue to call for his immediate release. We speak with his wife Opeyemi Sowore and Nani Jansen Reventlow, one of the attorneys representing Omoyele Sowore.

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