Activists are calling for the release of Sierra Leonean singer Zainab Sheriff, sentenced to over four years for incitement. They argue her imprisonment is part of a government crackdown on free speech and political dissent.

<p>Zainab Sheriff unjustly sentenced to four years in prison for incitement and threatening language, say activists</p><p>Lawyers, politicians and activists have called for the release of one of Sierra Leone’s best-known celebrities, who they said was unjustly imprisoned as part of a government crackdown on free speech and political dissent.</p><p>Zainab Sheriff, a singer and reality-TV show contestant who became a political opposition figure, was sentenced in April to four years and two months’...