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Calls to release Sierra Leone singer jailed for 'cracking down on free speech'
Lawyers, politicians, and activists are demanding the release of Sierra Leonean singer and opposition figure Zainab Sheriff, sentenced to over four years in prison for incitement and threatening language. Critics say the case is part of a government crackdown on free speech and political dissent, with Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr calling it a warning to silence dissent.