Dakar, Dec 16, 2024 (AFP) - Mali court upholds sentence of junta critic academic

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A Malian appeals court on Monday upheld the prison term of a well-known academic who was sentenced earlier this year for criticising the ruling junta, his lawyer told AFP. Etienne Fakaba Sissoko was handed two years in prison, with one year suspended, in May over his 2023 book "Propaganda, Agitation and Harassment, Government Communication During the Transition in Mali". He was charged with "harming the reputation of the state", "defamation" and......

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