Mali Puts Free Speech on Trial
October 01, 2025
October 01, 2025
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Mali Puts Free Speech on Trial
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On Tuesday, former Prime Minister Moussa Mara stood calmly before a court in Mali's capital, Bamako, while the judges rejected his lawyers' application for his release on bail. The prosecution instead sought a two-year prison sentence, an action encapsulating the military junta's crackdown on politica . . .
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Mali Puts Free Speech on Trial
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On Tuesday, former Prime Minister Moussa Mara stood calmly before a court in Mali's capital, Bamako, while the judges rejected his lawyers' application for his release on bail. The prosecution instead sought a two-year prison sentence, an action encapsulating the military junta's crackdown on politica . . .