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Mali’s Military Junta Escalates Assault on Free Expression
Human Rights Watch 10 Feb 2026
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.
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West Africa: Further Crackdowns by Military Juntas
Human Rights Watch 04 Feb 2026
“Leaders of military juntas in the Sahel region ramped up efforts to stifle free speech and other freedoms with little regard for transitioning to promised democratic rule,” said Mausi Segun, Africa director at Human Rights Watch.
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Myanmar: Military Junta Has Crushed Civic Space Five Years Since Its Takeover
Scoop 01 Feb 2026
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Rights groups censure escalating atrocities of Myanmar military junta
Jurist 30 Jan 2026
Amnesty International, Fortify Rights, and Human Rights Watch on Thursday decried the Myanmar military junta’s widespread repression and human rights abuses since claiming power in its 2021 coup.
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Myanmar’s military junta holds elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages
Egypt Independent 28 Dec 2025
Polls opened in Myanmar on Sunday kick-starting a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected government, unleashing a brutal civil war it has yet to win.
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Myanmar’s military junta charge hundreds with breaking election law as voting date nears
CNN 18 Dec 2025
Myanmar’s military government has charged more than 200 people with violating the Southeast Asian country’s voting law ahead of a general election at the end of the month, keeping up pressure on opponents of the polls.
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ECOWAS rejects Guinea-Bissau's military junta transition program, calls for inclusive governance
Anadolu Agency 16 Dec 2025
Guinea-Bissau's military junta adopted a transitional charter earlier this month, indicating that presidential and legislative elections will take place after a one-year transition period.
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Myanmar: how the military junta reinforces media crackdown one month before elections (RSF - Reporters sans frontières)
Public Technologies 28 Nov 2025
On 28 December 2025, the military junta will begin holding votes in the parts of the country it controls - roughly half of Myanmar's territory ... In recent weeks, the military junta - listed by RSF as ...
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‘Not happening:’ Remulla firmly rejects civil-military junta proposition
Manila Standard 25 Nov 2025
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'Bamako on edge': Mali’s capital caught in the crosshairs of jihad, a military junta and geopolitics
France24 24 Nov 2025
a military government under pressure, jihadist forces with a deepening foothold, and a civilian ...
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