加拿大领事因塞拉利昂拘留Hawa Hunt而辞职, Canadian consul resigns over Sierra Leone's detention of Hawa Hunt, who was jailed for online criticism.

加拿大一位塞拉利昂名誉领事因卡尔加里女性Hawa Hunt被拘留而辞职, Hawa Hunt因在社交媒体上批评该国领导人而被监禁。 A Canadian honorary consul for Sierra Leone has resigned over the detention of Calgary woman Hawa Hunt, who was jailed for criticizing the country’s leaders on social media. Hunt的女儿要求加拿大介入, 声称她的母亲在拘留期间面临虐待。 Hunt’s daughter has pleaded for Canadian intervention, claiming her mother faces mistreatment in detention. 本案引发了国际上要求释放Hunt的呼声, 以及塞拉利昂诽谤罪非刑罪化。 The case has sparked international calls for Hunt’s release and the decriminalization of defamation in Sierra Leone.