{"id":1325,"date":"2024-04-12T11:30:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T11:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/?p=1325"},"modified":"2024-04-12T11:30:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T11:30:53","slug":"mali-junta-bans-media-coverage-of-political-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/mali-junta-bans-media-coverage-of-political-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"Mali: Junta bans media coverage of political parties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mali\u2019s military junta continued to restrict political life in the country on Thursday, April 11, banning the media from reporting on the activities of political parties and associations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The country\u2019s high authority for communication issued a statement calling on \u201call media (radio, television, written press and online) to halt broadcast and publication of the activities of political parties and the activities of a political nature of associations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It did not indicate what would happen to media organizations that did not observe the ban. The ban came on the heels of a decision on Wednesday that banned all activities of political parties until further notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did the media react?<\/strong>
The umbrella organization representing journalists in Mali said it rejected the request and called on the media to continue covering politics in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It urged the media to \u201cstand tall, remain unified and mobilize to defend the right of citizens to access information.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Commission for Human Rights also expressed regret and profound concern over the decision in a statement released late Thursday. It warned the junta the decision could prove harmful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInstead of calming the social climate, these restrictions on fundamental rights and freedoms could potentially stir up trouble and tension, which the country does not need,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malian parties reject suspension of political activity<\/strong>
Meanwhile, Malian political parties and civil society groups jointly rejected the junta\u2019s order to suspend political activities and vowed to mount a legal challenge to what one opposition politician called the \u201cdictatorial\u201d move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parties and civil society groups said they were astonished by the decision and called it a \u201cserious violation \u2026 of democratic freedoms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The declaration\u2019s signatories said they rejected the decree, would challenge it in court and refuse to participate in any government activity, including ongoing national talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The declaration said groups \u201cwill resist and will triumph,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Military rule in Mali<\/strong>
Mali has been under military rule since August 2020, the first of eight coups in West and Central Africa in four years, including in neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mali\u2019s current junta seized power in a second coup in 2021 and later promised to restore civilian rule by March 26, following elections that it said would take place in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: CitiNewsroom<\/sub><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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