# Senegal arrests activist for protesting against Israeli participation at Youth Olympic Games

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/senegal-arrests-activist-for-protesting-against-israeli-participation-at-youth-olympic-games/
- Published: 2026-11-03T21:40:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T23:33:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Middle East Eye
- Original article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/senegal-arrests-activist-protesting-against-israeli-participation-youth-olympic-games
- Topics: Middle East, Trending, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Senegal arrested activist Amadou Sarang Diallo after a TikTok post.
- Civil society groups and Amnesty Senegal are calling for his release.
- Eleven Israeli athletes are competing at the Youth Olympic Games.

## Summary

Amadou Sarang Diallo, a 27-year-old pro-Palestine activist, was arrested in Senegal after posting a TikTok video criticising Israeli athletes’ participation in the Youth Olympic Games. Civil society groups and Amnesty International Senegal are calling for his release, arguing that peaceful political expression should not lead to detention.

Activists say Diallo’s words in Wolof were misconstrued as a call for violence, and that a police search of his home found nothing dangerous. The Games, running from 31 October to 13 November, are the first Olympic event held in Africa and feature nearly 2,700 athletes, including 11 Israelis; reports said the Israeli team was booed during the opening parade. The arrest has prompted criticism from people who point to Senegal’s longstanding support for Palestine and its membership of the Hague Group.

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