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May
23
2023
By The African Mirror
Belarusian blogger arrested on Ryanair flight pardoned – state media

Belarusian blogger arrested on Ryanair flight pardoned – state media

WORLD
ROMAN Protasevich, the Belarusian opposition blogger arrested in 2021 after his Ryanair overflight was forced to land in Minsk, was pardoned, the Belarusian state news agency BelTA reported. "I have literally just signed all the relevant documents stating that I have been pardoned," BelTA quoted Protasevich as telling reporters. "This is, of course, great news." Protasevich had been sentenced to eight years in prison this month for offences including inciting terrorism, organising mass disturbances and slandering Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. He had worked as a journalist at the news outlet Nexta, which reported extensively on mass protests against Lukashenko in…
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Jan
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Pardoned Ivorian soldiers arrive home after six months in Malian captivity

Pardoned Ivorian soldiers arrive home after six months in Malian captivity

NEWS
LOUCOUMANE COULIBALY FORTY-SIX Ivorian soldiers recently pardoned by Mali's junta flew home to Ivory Coast's Abidjan airport after around six months in captivity, state television showed. Their return signals the apparent resolution of a diplomatic standoff between the West African neighbours that also worsened Mali's already tense relations with regional powers. Emerging from the plane, each soldier held a small Ivorian flag and smiled as he shook hands with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara who was waiting to greet them at the airport. "Now that this crisis is behind us, we can resume normal relations with the brother country of Mali,"…
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Jan
08
2023
By The African Mirror
Mali leader pardons Ivorian soldiers, suspends 46 prison sentences

Mali leader pardons Ivorian soldiers, suspends 46 prison sentences

NEWS
MALI'S junta leader has pardoned 49 Ivorian soldiers arrested in July and accused of conspiring against the Malian government, the presidency said in a statement. The soldiers' arrest sparked a diplomatic dispute between Mali and neighbouring Ivory Coast, and widespread condemnation from regional leaders against a country already at odds with the international community. They were arrested at the airport in Mali's capital Bamako last July. Malian authorities said the troops were acting as mercenaries, while Ivory Coast said they were part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali. Three who were women were later released, while the remaining 46…
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Dec
25
2020
By The African Mirror
Four jailed Burundian journalists pardoned by president

Four jailed Burundian journalists pardoned by president

MEDIA FREEDOM
FOUR Burundian journalists arrested in 2019 and jailed in January for offences including undermining state security have been granted a presidential pardon. "Under the terms of the present decree, the convicted prisoners Ndirubusa Agnès, Harerimana Égide, Mpozenzi Terence are granted a complete remission of the freedom-depriving sentence," President Evariste Ndayishimiye said in a decree. The three all worked for domestic news website Iwacu, as did a fourth journalist who was not mentioned in the decree but who confirmed his release on Thursday. Willy Nyamitwe, head of information and communication in the president's office, tweeted on Thursday that the four journalists…
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