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Chad: Little Hope for Democracy After Masra Verdict
Masra was convicted for inciting a deadly ethnic conflict that killed 35 people and fined nearly $1.8 million in a trial criticized as politically motivated by Human Rights Watch.
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On the basis of a distant voice message, the former Prime Minister was prosecuted for incitement to violence, following a massacre in his home region. He was sentenced on Saturday, 9 August, by the High Court of N
Chad: Little hope for democracy after Masra verdict
The 20-year sentence against former Prime Minister Succes Masra signals an ever-shrinking space for dissent under chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby. Some fear this could inflame tensions in a country in transition.
Chad: 20-Year Sentence for Opposition Leader
Click to expand Image Demonstrators in Paris, France wave Chadian flags during a rally calling for the release of Succès Masra, May 31, 2025. © 2025 Umit Donmez / Anadolu via AFP (Nairobi) – The guilty verdict and 20-year sentence imposed on August 9, 2025, on Succès Masra, leader of Chad’s main opposition party, is the culmination of a trial based on politically motivated charges, Human Rights Watch said today.Masra, the former prime minister, …
Sentenced for "incitement to hatred", ex-Prime Minister Masra denounces a political trial in Chad where repression is intensifying under Mahamat Déby.
Al Jazeera/ Africa in Summary / August 11, 2025 Successes Masra denies the charges against him, related to intercommunity clashes that left dozens of dead in May.The former prime minister and opposition leader of Chad, Successes Masra, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for spreading racist and xenophobic messages [...] La entrada Chad. Opposition leader and former prime minister sentenced to 20 years in prison for incitement to violence w…
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