Malian journalist Aliou Touré has disappeared

Aliou Touré is close to Malian activist Ras Bath, who is in prison following being charged in mid-March for “ simulation d’infraction “. The president of the Movement for the protection of the press once morest violence (MPV-Mali), Boubacar Yalkoué, said he was worried and launched an appeal to the Malian authorities.

We are very concerned because given the context of the country, we thought that the press should be safer […] We have contacted the authorities and we hope to hear from our colleague as soon as possible.

Boubacar Yalkoué