POLITICS● LOWAug 14 · Aug 14, 2026, 1:48 PM
Chadian President Déby pardons jailed main rival and 8 opposition leaders
France 24 [en]
Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Déby on Friday pardoned the jailed ex-prime minister and leader of Chad’s main opposition party Succès Masra, along with eight other party leaders. Masra had been serving a 20-year sentence, convicted of hate speech, xenophobia and inciting a massacre, in what Human Rights Watch called a politically motivated trial.
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