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BBC Monitoring By Kathryn Armstrong in London & Chris Ewokor in Abuja
The world through its media BBC News
The West African country is increasingly turning to Moscow for support after breaking ties with the West.
Several political parties and civil society groups in Mali have rejected the ruling junta's order to suspend
political activities, vowing to stage demonstrations over the move.
“By
taking the illegal decision to suspend the activities of political parties and
associations, the junta is violating Mali's constitution,” the president of the
party African Social Democratic Party (PSDA), Ismael Sacko, said, vowing to
organise protests against the decision.
The
coordinator of the 20 February Appeal to Save Mali coalition
also condemned the decision and called for civil resistance against it.
Meanwhile,
the House of the Press of Mali press watchdog expressed concern over the
decision by the country's media regulator to bar media outlets from reporting on
the activities of political parties.
It called on media outlets to defy the order.
The
High Authority of Communication (HAC) on Thursday asked media outlets in the country to stop reporting on
the activities of political parties and associations, a day after authorities
issued a decree suspending until further notice all activities by political
parties and groups on the grounds of maintaining public order.
The
junta has incrementally repressed critical reporting on the stalled political
transition and security situation in the country since taking power in 2020.
More than 80 political parties and civil groups recently called for presidential elections "as soon as possible" and an end to military rule, after the expiry of the extended transition period last month.
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