Forty-eight years ago, Omar Blondin Diop died in prison under suspicious circumstances. Justice is yet to be served.
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Florian Bobin is a researcher in African history who studies post-independence liberation struggles and state violence in Senegal, with a biographical... focus on Omar Blondin Diop (1946-1973).
Forty-eight years ago, Omar Blondin Diop died in prison under suspicious circumstances. Justice is yet to be served.