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Vol. 80/No. 23 June 13, 2016
Mali workers in Paris help win release of jailed leader
Militant/Claude Bleton
BAGNOLET, France—Hundreds of workers from Mali held a sit-in outside the
Malian consulate in this suburb of Paris May 6-11, to demand the release
of Bakary Diambou, the spokesperson for the Association of the Circle of
Yélimané Dagakané. Yélimané is a village in western Mali.
Diambou was imprisoned in Mali April 18 for “opposition to legitimate
authority and inciting the population to non-payment of tax.” He was
released on parole May 11 in response to protests there, in France and
elsewhere. House arrest was also lifted for some 50 supporters of the
group. The banner (above) reads, “No to injustice, no to insecurity, no
to corruption.” Protesters said the association here helps raise medical
and school supplies for Yélimané.
— CLAUDE BLETON AND DEREK JEFFERS
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