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Guinea's junta dissolves 40 political parties with late-night decree

Guinea has dissolved 40 political parties, including its three main opposition groups, via a late-night decree, in the latest crackdown on civil liberties under longtime strongman Mamady Doumbouya.

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00:01It's the latest crackdown on civil liberties.
00:05Guinea's military junta, led by Mamadi Doumbouya, decreed the dissolution of 40 political parties late on Friday.
00:13This included the three main opposition movements.
00:16Guinea's Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization said the parties were dissolved for failure to fulfill their obligations.
00:25It was not specified what those obligations were.
00:28The decree also stripped the parties of control of their assets.
00:34Parties and civil society movements said on Saturday that the move was dictatorial.
00:40Under Doumbouya, who came to power in a coup in 2021, Guinea has seen its political freedoms starkly restricted.
00:48Political opponents have been arrested and protests banned.
00:53Doumbouya was officially elected as president late last December.
00:57No major opposition leader was allowed to run in the election.
01:01The Doomcast justvolt there was no regulatory justice before it went out.
01:03The Doomcast is a national program agreement.
01:04The Doomcast is a national program, of course, with no supervisory water.
01:04The Doomcast is a national program manager for the exception of the rule of laws.
01:04The Doomcast is a national program, of course, with no supervisory laws.
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