#Mali Journalist Chahana Takiou was convicted under Mali’s cybercrime legislation for criticizing the use of that same law to silence another journalist. The verdict marks the latest escalation in the junta’s widening assault on freedom of expression @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/08...
Journalist in Mali Sentenced to a Year in Prison
A prominent Malian journalist was convicted under Mali’s cybercrime legislation for criticizing the use of that same law to silence another journalist.
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#Mali Journalist Chahana Takiou was convicted under Mali’s cybercrime legislation for criticizing the use of that same law to silence another journalist. The verdict marks the latest escalation in the junta’s widening assault on freedom of expression @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/08...
Journalist in Mali Sentenced to a Year in Prison
A prominent Malian journalist was convicted under Mali’s cybercrime legislation for criticizing the use of that same law to silence another journalist.
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#Mali Journaliste Chahana Takiou condamné en vertu de la loi sur la cybercriminalité pour avoir critiqué l'utilisation de cette même loi pour faire taire un autre journaliste. Dernière escalade dans l'attaque de la junte contre liberté d'expression, @hrw-fr.hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/08...
Journalist in Mali Sentenced to a Year in Prison
A prominent Malian journalist was convicted under Mali’s cybercrime legislation for criticizing the use of that same law to silence another journalist.
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#Mali Journaliste Chahana Takiou condamné en vertu de la loi sur la cybercriminalité pour avoir critiqué l'utilisation de cette même loi pour faire taire un autre journaliste. Dernière escalade dans l'attaque de la junte contre liberté d'expression, @hrw-fr.hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/08...
Journalist in Mali Sentenced to a Year in Prison
A prominent Malian journalist was convicted under Mali’s cybercrime legislation for criticizing the use of that same law to silence another journalist.
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#Mali Les frappes aériennes menées par Africa Corps tuent des civils👇 En donnant un chèque en blanc aux autorités russes, le gvt malien devrait être conscient qu’il est lui aussi responsable des atrocités commises par ses forces alliées, @hrw-fr.hrw.org www.hrw.org/fr/news/2026...
Mali : Les frappes aériennes menées par « Africa Corps », sous le contrôle de la Russie, tuent des civils
L’Africa Corps, contrôlé par le gouvernement russe, a mené des frappes aériennes dans le centre du Mali le 15 juin 2026, qui ont tué huit civils, dont trois enfants, dans une attaque manifestement ill...
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#Mali Russia’s Africa Corps Airstrikes Kill Civilians By handing the Russian authorities a blank check, the Malian government should be aware that it too is accountable for allied forces’ atrocities, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
Mali: Russia’s ‘Africa Corps’ Airstrikes Kill Civilians
The Russian government-controlled Africa Corps carried out airstrikes in central Mali on June 15, 2026, that killed eight civilians, including three children, in an apparently unlawful attack, Human R...
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#Mali Russia’s Africa Corps Airstrikes Kill Civilians By handing the Russian authorities a blank check, the Malian government should be aware that it too is accountable for allied forces’ atrocities, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
Mali: Russia’s ‘Africa Corps’ Airstrikes Kill Civilians
The Russian government-controlled Africa Corps carried out airstrikes in central Mali on June 15, 2026, that killed eight civilians, including three children, in an apparently unlawful attack, Human R...
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#Mali Les frappes aériennes menées par Africa Corps tuent des civils👇 En donnant un chèque en blanc aux autorités russes, le gvt malien devrait être conscient qu’il est lui aussi responsable des atrocités commises par ses forces alliées, @hrw-fr.hrw.org www.hrw.org/fr/news/2026...
Mali : Les frappes aériennes menées par « Africa Corps », sous le contrôle de la Russie, tuent des civils
L’Africa Corps, contrôlé par le gouvernement russe, a mené des frappes aériennes dans le centre du Mali le 15 juin 2026, qui ont tué huit civils, dont trois enfants, dans une attaque manifestement ill...
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Мали: в результате авиаударов российского Африканского корпуса гибнут гражданские Предоставляя российским властям карт-бланш, руководство Мали должно понимать, что ответственность за злодеяния войск союзников лежит в том числе и на нем. www.hrw.org/ru/news/2026...
Мали: в результате авиаударов российского Африканского корпуса гибнут гражданские
Контролируемый российскими властями Африканский корпус нанес 15 июня 2026 года в центральном Мали авиаудары, в результате которых погибли восемь гражданских лиц, включая троих детей; атака, судя по вс...
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#Niger Three years after the coup, the junta has broadened its assault on human rights. The military leaders have expanded their own authority while closing civic space and shutting off pathways to justice for victims, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
Niger: 3 Years of Military Rule Deepens Human Rights Crisis
Niger’s military junta has entrenched authoritarian rule, dismantled democratic institutions, and intensified repression since seizing power three years ago.
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#Niger Three years after the coup, the junta has broadened its assault on human rights. The military leaders have expanded their own authority while closing civic space and shutting off pathways to justice for victims, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
Niger: 3 Years of Military Rule Deepens Human Rights Crisis
Niger’s military junta has entrenched authoritarian rule, dismantled democratic institutions, and intensified repression since seizing power three years ago.
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#Niger Trois ans de régime militaire ont aggravé la crise des droits humains. La junte a établi un régime autoritaire, démantelé les institutions démocratiques et intensifié la répression depuis sa prise du pouvoir. www.hrw.org/fr/news/2026...
Niger : Trois ans de régime militaire ont aggravé la crise des droits humains
Au Niger, la junte militaire a établi un régime autoritaire, démantelé les institutions démocratiques et intensifié la répression depuis sa prise du pouvoir il y a trois ans.
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#Niger Trois ans de régime militaire ont aggravé la crise des droits humains. La junte a établi un régime autoritaire, démantelé les institutions démocratiques et intensifié la répression depuis sa prise du pouvoir. www.hrw.org/fr/news/2026...
Niger : Trois ans de régime militaire ont aggravé la crise des droits humains
Au Niger, la junte militaire a établi un régime autoritaire, démantelé les institutions démocratiques et intensifié la répression depuis sa prise du pouvoir il y a trois ans.
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#BurkinaFaso: L'expulsion de 2 responsables de la déleg UE est regrettable. Elle semble viser à éviter tout engagement de la junte sur des questions de droits humains. La junte a déjà cessé de rendre des comptes à son peuple ; elle refuse maintenant d’en rendre à ses partenaires.
RFI Afrique@afrique.rfi.fr · 3w agoBurkina: deux responsables de la délégation de l’Union européenne à Ouagadougou déclarés persona non grata
#BurkinaFaso What fields of study align with the junta’s vision? Human rights appear unlikely to qualify, given the junta’s abysmal human rights record and its recent decisions to force UNOHCRH to close, withdraw from ICC, and dissolve rights groups, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
Burkina Faso Puts Study Abroad Under Junta Control
Burkina Faso’s military junta has approved a law requiring every Burkinabè student wishing to pursue higher education abroad—whether funded by a government scholarship or through private means—to obta...
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#BurkinaFaso Les études à l'étranger desormais sous le contrôle de la junte. Quels critères pour refuser une autorisation? Les candidats auront-ils accès à un processus d'appel? Il y a un risque d'application sélective, @hrw-fr.hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
Burkina Faso Puts Study Abroad Under Junta Control
Burkina Faso’s military junta has approved a law requiring every Burkinabè student wishing to pursue higher education abroad—whether funded by a government scholarship or through private means—to obta...
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We had dicsussed this risk just a couple of days ago...
Ilaria Allegrozzi@isiki79.bsky.social · last mo.#Sahel Countries’ Withdrawal From ICC Betrays Victims AU and ICC member countries should urge #BurkinaFaso, #Mali, and #Niger to remain part of the global community’s fight against impunity and to reverse their decisions, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
#Sahel Countries’ Withdrawal From ICC Betrays Victims AU and ICC member countries should urge #BurkinaFaso, #Mali, and #Niger to remain part of the global community’s fight against impunity and to reverse their decisions, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
Sahel Countries’ Withdrawal From ICC Betrays Victims
Niger on June 18 and Burkina Faso and Mali on June 24 notified the United Nations secretary-general of their respective decisions to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ...
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#BurkinaFaso Fermature du Bureau du Haut-Commissariat des Nations unies aux droits de l’Homme. Le Burkina Faso devient un pays où de graves abus peuvent de+en+se produire sans témoins, renforçant le cycle d’impunité qui alimente les atrocités, @hrw-fr.hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
Burkina Faso Forces Closure of UN Human Rights Office
After months of silence from Burkina Faso’s military junta, the United Nations Human Rights Office announced on June 30 that it would permanently close its operations in the country, ending its abilit...
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#BurkinaFaso The closure of the UN Human Rights Office is just the latest casualty in the junta’s campaign against independent scrutiny. Burkina Faso is becoming a country where grave abuses can increasingly unfold without witnesses, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
Burkina Faso Forces Closure of UN Human Rights Office
After months of silence from Burkina Faso’s military junta, the United Nations Human Rights Office announced on June 30 that it would permanently close its operations in the country, ending its abilit...
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#BurkinaFaso Fermature du Bureau du Haut-Commissariat des Nations unies aux droits de l’Homme. Le Burkina Faso devient un pays où de graves abus peuvent de+en+se produire sans témoins, renforçant le cycle d’impunité qui alimente les atrocités, @hrw-fr.hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
Burkina Faso Forces Closure of UN Human Rights Office
After months of silence from Burkina Faso’s military junta, the United Nations Human Rights Office announced on June 30 that it would permanently close its operations in the country, ending its abilit...
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#BurkinaFaso The closure of the UN Human Rights Office is just the latest casualty in the junta’s campaign against independent scrutiny. Burkina Faso is becoming a country where grave abuses can increasingly unfold without witnesses, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
Burkina Faso Forces Closure of UN Human Rights Office
After months of silence from Burkina Faso’s military junta, the United Nations Human Rights Office announced on June 30 that it would permanently close its operations in the country, ending its abilit...
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#Mali: Popular Radio Show Suspended By responding to criticism with censorship, the junta's denying ppl their freedoms. The junta should lift the suspension of Allô Klédu+end its assault on media+uphold Malians’ right to freely express their views, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
Mali’s Junta Suspends Popular Radio Show
Last week, Mali’s media regulator silenced one of the country’s few remaining public forums, the popular radio phone-in show, Allô Klédu.
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#Mali: Popular Radio Show Suspended By responding to criticism with censorship, the junta's denying ppl their freedoms. The junta should lift the suspension of Allô Klédu+end its assault on media+uphold Malians’ right to freely express their views, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...
Mali’s Junta Suspends Popular Radio Show
Last week, Mali’s media regulator silenced one of the country’s few remaining public forums, the popular radio phone-in show, Allô Klédu.
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Mali's shifting alliances fuel a deepening cycle of civilian suffering, @humanrightswatch.bsky.social says - My latest - with @isiki79.bsky.social rfi.my/CqGH.BS
Mali's shifting alliances fuel a deepening cycle of civilian suffering, HWR says
Human Rights Watch (HWR) says the army, allied militias and Islamist armed groups have all committed abuses with impunity since the attacks in northern Mali in April, and its latest report highlights…
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#Mali Alors que les combats s’embrasent à nouveau, les parties belligérantes au Mali commettent une fois de plus de graves abus contre les civils, répétant les anciens schémas de violence à l’encontre des civils, @hrw-fr.hrw.org www.hrw.org/fr/news/2026...
Mali : De graves abus commis dans un contexte de reprise des combats
Les groupes armés islamistes ainsi que les forces armées maliennes et leurs alliés ont commis de graves abus contre des civils depuis l’intensification des combats au Mali en avril 2026.
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#Mali As fighting flares up again, the warring parties in Mali are once again carrying out grave abuses against civilians, repeating former patterns of harming civilians, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...
Mali: Grave Abuses Amid Renewed Fighting
Islamist armed groups and Malian armed forces and their allies have committed serious abuses against civilians since fighting escalated in Mali in April 2026.
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#Mali As fighting flares up again, the warring parties in Mali are once again carrying out grave abuses against civilians, repeating former patterns of harming civilians, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...
Mali: Grave Abuses Amid Renewed Fighting
Islamist armed groups and Malian armed forces and their allies have committed serious abuses against civilians since fighting escalated in Mali in April 2026.
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#Niger: UN Urges Junta to Free Human Rights Defender Moussa Tiangari The UN working group has spoken clearly: now military authorities should act &immediately release Tiangari + other detainees languishing in prison on politically motivated charges, @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...
UN Urges Niger’s Junta to Free Leading Human Rights Defender
18 months ago, Niger’s military junta arrested and detained Moussa Tiangari, a prominent human rights defender in the country. Following an investigation, the United Nations is now calling for his rel...
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#Niger Le Groupe de travail de l'ONU s’est exprimé clairement: la détention de Moussa Tiangari est arbitraire. Maintenant, les autorités doivent agir+libérer Tiangari et les autres détenus sur la base d’accusations sans fondement et politiquement motivées. www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...
UN Urges Niger’s Junta to Free Leading Human Rights Defender
18 months ago, Niger’s military junta arrested and detained Moussa Tiangari, a prominent human rights defender in the country. Following an investigation, the United Nations is now calling for his rel...
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