Calls for release of Sierra Leonean singer jailed in ‘crackdown on free speech’

Zainab Sheriff, a Sierra Leonean singer, was sentenced to four years in prison for incitement and threatening language, sparking calls for her release from lawyers, politicians, and activists who claim it's a government crackdown on free speech. Zainab Sheriff is a reality-TV show contestant and political opposition figure. The imprisonment has raised concerns about the state of free speech in Sierra Leone.