Equatorial Guinean artist Ramón Esono Ebalé left the country on 28 May after 6 months in prison and then waiting 3 months for travel documents.

An Equatorial Guinean court on 7 March 2018 released an artist imprisoned on dubious charges for nearly six months, 18 human rights groups said today. The prosecution dropped all charges against Ramón Esono Ebalé, a cartoonist whose work is often critical of the government.

Freemuse, along with 17 other organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have sent an open letter to Equatoguinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo calling for the release of artist Ramón Esono Ebalé on the 60th day of his detention without charge.

Cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé was arrested on 16 September 2017 and is currently being detained without formal charges in Equatorial Guinea.