Chad - September 2025

On 17 September, Chad’s government published a decree revoking the citizenship of two prominent government critics, journalist Charfadine Galmaye Saleh and human rights activist Nguebla Makaïla. Saleh is editor-in-chief of TchadOne, one of Chad’s most influential online media outlets and Makaïla is a blogger who previously served as human rights advisor to President Mahamat Idriss Déby. Both live in exile in France. The decree, which was issued by the Ministry of Territorial Administration, accused them of having ‘collaborat[ed] with foreign powers’ and engaged in ‘activities incompatible with the status of a Chadian citizen.’ However, the citizenship revocations have been interpreted by rights groups as a means of silencing dissent in Chad, and they have also alleged that the government’s actions breached both national and international law.

Sources: Ministère de l'Administration du Territoire et de la Décentralisation-Tchad, World Organisation Against Torture, Human Rights Watch, Radio France Internationale