On June 9, the cybercrime unit also summoned and detained Abdrahamane Keïta, director of Le Témoin newspaper, after he stated on the popular TV program “Grand Jury” that Al-Qaeda linked JNIM insurgents control Mali’s northern city of Kidal.
BAMAKO, Mali — Rights groups on Wednesday denounced the arrest of two prominent journalists in Mali in the past two days, the latest crackdown on freedom of expression by the West African country's military leadership during a security crisis.
Malian authorities have arrested two prominent journalists, marking the latest crackdown on freedom of expression by the country's military leadership ... .
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Las autoridades malienses arrestaron a dos destacados periodistas en los últimos dos días, en la más reciente ofensiva contra la libertad de expresión por parte del liderazgo militar del país africano ... .
During a Pan-African MediaForum event held from June 3 to 7 in Bamako, Mali’s capital, Takiou, director of the biweekly 22 Septembre, said that he regretted that a fellow journalist was being tried under a cybercrime law instead of the press laws.
BAMAKO, June 5 (Reuters) - A French national accused by Mali’s military-led government of involvement in a plot to destabilise the country last... .