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Human Rights Watch — Mali: Junta Suspends Political Parties, Associations, cited on Factrail
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The immediate chronology explains the criticism.
On April 10, 2024, Mali's military authorities suspended political-party activities and political activities undertaken by associations throughout the country.
Mali's publicly announced deadline for returning to civilian government passed on March 26, 2024, without the promised presidential election or transfer of power.
Human Rights Watch identified the detained figures in a June 25 dispatch and reported that former minister and lawyer Mohamed Ali Bathily was released on June 21.