The prosecution of journalists in Cameroon, notably the cases of Amadou Vamoulké, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Mancho Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior, Tsi Conrad

In this non-legislative resolution, Parliament condemns what it describes as structural violations of journalists' human rights by the Cameroonian authorities and calls on them to respect press freedom, particularly ahead of the 2025 presidential elections. It urges the immediate and unconditional release of the journalists Amadou Vamoulke, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Mancho Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior and Tsi Conrad, and calls for their basic rights and access to medical treatment to be upheld in the meantime. Parliament calls on the EU and Member States to raise detained journalists' cases and use their diplomatic and economic leverage, and urges the Commission, the EEAS and diplomatic missions to observe trials and visit journalists in detention. It urges Cameroon to stop trying civilians in military courts and to stop invoking terrorism, anti-state and 'fake news' charges, reiterates its call for a UN Human Rights Council fact-finding mission, and asks Member States to facilitate humanitarian visas for at-risk journalists. The resolution is forwarded to the Council, the Commission, the VP/HR and the authorities of Cameroon.