# Claim 249

Chris Anyanwu was released from prison in mid-1998 on medical grounds.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Chris Anyanwu was released from prison in mid-1998 on medical grounds.
- Field: status
- Value: Anyanwu released in 1998
- About: [incident 1995-nigeria-abacha-journalists-tribunal](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1995-nigeria-abacha-journalists-tribunal)
- Source: Freed journalist Chris Anyanwu calls for democracy. https://ifex.org/freed-journalist-chris-anyanwu-calls-for-democracy/
- Publisher: IFEX
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 1998-07-01

## Quotation from the source

> released in June 1998 on medical grounds,

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/249. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.