{
  "id": 876894,
  "title": "Chadian President Déby pardons jailed main rival and 8 opposition leaders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/chadian-president-deby-pardons-jailed-main-rival-and-8-opposition",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T13:48:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260814-chadian-president-d%C3%A9by-pardons-jailed-main-rival-and-8-opposition-leaders"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Déby on Friday pardoned the jailed ex-prime minister and leader of Chad’s main opposition party Succès Masra, along with eight other party leaders. Masra had been serving a 20-year sentence, convicted of hate speech, xenophobia and inciting a massacre, in what Human Rights Watch called a politically motivated trial.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}