Conrad Roy

Year: 1999

Nationality: Sierra Leone

Killed by: Military Officials

Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Press organization: Expo Times

What's Conrad Roy's story?

Roy, former news editor of the banned Expo Times newspaper, died after contracting tuberculosis in Freetown’s central prison. The Sierra Leonean government closed the newspaper in 1997, claiming that it was run by sympathizers of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel movement.

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