Niger lawyers demand release of ousted President Bazoum after three years of detention
Lawyers in Niger are calling for the release of former elected President Mohamed Bazoum and his wife, who have been detained in the presidential palace in Niamey since the July 2023 military coup. The detention has now extended three years, with no trial completed.
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- ✓Mohamed Bazoum and his wife have been detained in the presidential palace in Niamey since July 2023. (Source: Africanews; corroborated by 72+ US mainstream media articles on the 2023 Niger coup and subsequent detention)
- ✓A military coup occurred in Niger in July 2023. (Source: Africanews; widely reported across US and international media)
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- ~Lawyers are calling for Bazoum's release after three years of detention. (Source: Africanews reporting on legal advocacy)
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