Prominent Activist Remains Detained in Niger

By Human Rights Watch

On July 4, a court in Niger’s capital, Niamey, rejected an appeal filed by prominent human rights activist and government critic Moussa Tiangari. Held in detention since December 2024, the appeal was Tiangari’s third attempt to get the politically motivated case against him tossed out. Click to expand Image Moussa Tiangari, Niamey, Niger, June 2024. © 2024 Amnesty International Tiangari, 55, is the secretary general of the civil society organization Citizens Alternative Spaces (Alternative Espaces Citoyens, AEC). He was arrested at his home in Niamey on December 3, 2024, and his…

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