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Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: Niger Strips Exiled Opposition Leader of Nationality
June 15, 2026
NEW YORK, June 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by senior Sahel researcher Ilaria Allegrozzi:

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Niger Strips Exiled Opposition Leader of Nationality

Action Highlights Repression, Increases Risk of Statelessness

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Niger 's junta leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani, signed on June 11 a decree provisionally stripping Nigerien nationality from Mariama Djibrine, a leading oppositio . . .

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