Chad’s Weaponization of Citizenship

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Charfadine Galmaye Saleh (L) and Makaila Nguebla. © Private On September 17, the Chadian authorities published a decree purporting to strip blogger Makaila Nguebla and journalist Charfadine Galmaye Saleh of their nationality. The move marks a chilling escalation in the repression of dissent. By wielding citizenship as a political weapon, the government not only violates international law but crosses a line that threatens the rights of two outspoken critics and the broader foundation of civic life in Chad.Both Nguela and Saleh are known critics of the government…

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