Mali’s Military Junta Escalates Assault on Free Expression

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Former Mali Prime Minister Moussa Mara in Bamako, on February 21, 2025. © 2025 Ousmane Makaveli/AFP via Getty Images An appeals court in Mali’s capital, Bamako, has upheld a two-year prison sentence for former Prime Minister Moussa Mara, the latest demonstration of the military junta’s intent to suppress free expression in the country.On February 9, the court confirmed the sentence imposed on Mara in October by the national cybercrime court, with one year to be served without parole and one year suspended, along with a 500,000 CFA (about US$907) fine.The authorities arrested…

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