WE ARE HERE TO TELL THE WORLD WHAT IS HAPPENING IN AZAWAD
Azawad is not just a region, it is a symbol of struggle, resistance and dignity for a people seeking recognition and self-determination. The voice of the Azawadians must be heard, their future must not be dictated.
The Azawad Army does not wage expansionist wars or target innocents.
Rather, it defends its land and people against an occupying army that has committed documented massacres, and against hired militias that practice genocide and displacement under official cover.
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“The Tuareg people have long been marginalized, isolated, crushed, trampled and one day they said enough is enough. They rebelled to say that they exist and that they must have the same rights as other peoples” Mano Dayak, Interview, 1994
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FREEING INKINANE IS A MATTER OF JUSTICE
Freedom for #Inkinane Ag Attaher, a political prisoner in Niger for defending his people and ancestral territory.
The military hates those who educate the poor, the simple, those rejected by the hand of the Market for freedom. That is a reason why they kidnapped him labeling him as a “terrorist” and never gave any news about this young and dedicated Tuareg humanist, who has been fighting for the emancipation of his people on all fronts since he was a teenager.
His Literacy Manual in the Tuareg mother tongue is the result of his experience as a nomadic child who was not allowed to go to school due to exclusion from colonizing France, but who was taught to read and write by his mother in Tifinagh, the alphabet of his language, according to the ancient Tuareg tradition.
He fights against the disappearance of the Tuareg mother tongue along with the displacement of the people of Azawad, driven from the desert by state violence. The book was entirely researched, produced and provided to the desert communities by Inkinane himself.
Inkinane as their captive, is valuable for the military junta’s espionage because he is a strategist of the revolution.
But he is also a brother, a friend, a love for his little son, his family, friends and comrades in arms. What do they still want with him after all the time he has been in captivity? Eliminate him when the matter has been forgotten? We will not allow him to be forgotten!
The AES, the unification of the three coup-plotting military leaders who indoctrinate Sahelian society against democracy, offering nothing more than authoritarianism and violence, needs to be pressured to account for what it did to Inkinane and to abandon his unjustified imprisonment. It is intolerable that Netanyahu is setting an example around the world and no one is trying to stop this fall of humanity into the abyss of militarized authoritarian states that flout the law and carry out massacres of civilians with impunity.
The mistake of those who think that in some cases the ends justify the means is to forget that the plan always backfires when it comes to brutal dictatorships.
If you have any doubts, consult the reports of Human Rights Watch and the group of independent observers that monitors conflicts around the world, ACLED, and even government websites, including the Brazilian one. The Tuareg struggle is for the self-determination of their country Azawad, still tied to Mali by French strategy. It should not be confused with terrorism because it respects both international laws and human rights principles.
Freeing Inkinane is a matter of justice – unfortunately, it is the first democratic institution that the Sahelian military coup plotters have trampled under their boots. #freeinkinane
Liliam Brezinski 16-05-25
You can imprison a man but never his ideas. Touaregs of Azawad and Niger must demand Freedom for Inkinane.
Tohima Ag Liblina
Not releasing him is a hostile act. Inkinane is both a humanitarian and a freedom fighter for his oppressed people and a teacher, he is not a terrorist. May God help him and keep him safe. #FreeInkinane
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Inknan Ag Attaher is a defender of his country Azawad and its people and an educator and professor and author who stands for human rights for all people. A leader, always defending his people and territory and who, in the field of education were a part of the establishment and opening of schools as well as Tifinagh school books both on and offline. The accusation of terrorism is unjust, illegal and illegitimate.
Professor and author Inknan Ag Altaher is both a respectd field commander in the Azawad Liberation Front and a teacher. He has remained a strong presence in the field of education and culture. He and his comrades have layed the foundations for what resembles a local intellectual renaissance in Azawad.
Today, another distinguished work bearing his name is added to his record of struggle: the preparation and development of curricula and the writing of textbooks in the Amazigh language and the Tifinagh alphabet.
This ambitious project makes him one of the first to venture into this vital field, as he insisted that these books be published in the ancient traditional Tifinagh alphabet, known in the region and still understandable and easy to read for many people, unlike modern versions that some may find difficult to understand.
A huge salute to Professor Inkanan, the author and man of letters, who continues his path with passion and awareness. We ask God to grant him success and guidance in his noble journey.
Free Inkinane safe and sound.
Azawad Freedom Voice
Remaining silent about the arrest of the honest activist Inkenan Ag Taher is a betrayal of the cause and the blood of the martyrs. If political means fail to achieve justice for him, those holding him should realize that Azawad has men who are not bound by borders and who do not accept injustice. Inkenan is a symbol, defending him is an honor, and remaining silent about him is a crime.
MESSAGE OF SUPPORT TO OUR BROTHER INKINANE AG ATTAHER
Message of support to our brother Inkinnane Ag Attaher. Today, I address my brother Inkinane Ag Attaher, unjustly arrested by the Nigerien authorities, as well as our dignified and upright people despite the ordeal. My brother, know that you are not alone. Your fight is our fight. Your suffering is ours.
I ask you to remain strong, patient, and confident, because nothing lasts forever, neither injustice nor chains. The oppressors can imprison you, but they cannot lock you up or extinguish the light you have sown. Arresting Inkinane Ag Attaher is like stopping education, silencing the voice of health, trying to extinguish the fire of development in the desert.
But what they don’t understand is that a man like him never disappears. Even in prison, his work continues to speak for him. He educated children, cared for the sick, and brought hope to regions forgotten by the entire world. He built an entire generation, and this generation will follow in his footsteps. They can stop him, but they cannot erase his traces. For a man like Inkinane leaves not only memories, he leaves a lasting mark, a mission, a vision.
To the entire world, I say this: if you doubt the greatness of our brother, look at history. All those who have left their mark on humanity were treated the same way before the truth came out. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years for dreaming of an egalitarian world. Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, Omar al-Mokhtar, Patrice Lumumba, Malcolm X, and so many others were all persecuted for refusing injustice.
Prison does not discredit a man of principle; it consecrates him. It does not weaken him; it reveals him. Yes, our brother Inkinane Ag Attaher is a hero of his people, a builder of the future. History will remember his name, and his fight will continue, because just ideas never die.
To you, my brother, I say: hold on. Chains break, truth triumphs, and the righteous always shine in the end, Insha’Allah. May Allah protect His servant with eternal mercy and under your eternal protection, Allahou m’amine.
I followed Justice when it called me, without expectations or conditions, patiently raising it to its throne. I gave without counting the cost, driven only by faith in what is just.
But once satisfied, those I had served turned their backs on me, used me, and then abandoned me to the fangs of ingratitude. When, wounded, I tried to defend myself, it was to them that all eyes and help were turned. Yet, every time I was needed, I returned, without resentment.
Even today, I am alone, stripped of everything, as if my devotion had never existed. But despite the pain, my heart remains faithful because nobility of soul demands neither recognition nor return.
Abbas Ag Antala sends an open letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, demanding that he review Turkey’s positions in the Sahel, stop supporting oppressive regimes that use Turkish drones against civilians, and calls on him to choose to stand with the oppressed.
Azwadi movements, such as the Azwad Liberation Front, did not target civilians, were never part of extremist groups, but signed the Algeria Peace Agreement and expanded political solutions. Classifying them as a terrorist is an unjustified mix-up, and an insult to the real efforts to combat terrorism. On the other hand, Russian #Wagner mercenaries are in Mali, committing serious violations against civilians, especially in the middle and north of the country, yet the government does not describe them as terrorists, even though their actions apply all standards of terrorism.
The Wagner Group, now Africa Corps keep spreading terror in Azawad (as well as in the rest of Africa where they operate) acting as as the visible and yet invisible weapon of force for Russia to establish a long-term influence in Africa.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, former Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the UN in Mali and former head of MINUSMA, is the guest of the program Head to Head on Mongi Hamdi in English. He asserts that the Tuaregs and Arabs of Azawad are not terrorists and should not be confused with the real terrorist groups. And that all the people of Azawad want to do is to live in peace and dignity on their own land, with the same rights as any other people. That the massacres they suffering are unjust.
On this 26-05-25 The Wagner/Malian armed forces base in Soumpi located in the Tombouctou region, was targeted in the morning by a series of precision drone strikes conducted by Azawad Liberation Front FLA #FLA forces, causing significant damage.
The association Kal-Akal has taken note of the report made public this May 20, 2025 by Human Rights Watch, denouncing serious violations of human rights in central and southern Mali, including the summary execution of 22 men.
On May 20, 1991, a Malian army detachment commanded by a certain Captain Beredougou Kone carried out a raid, followed by arbitrary and extrajudicial arrests, against the peaceful Arab Tuareg population of the village of Lere (Timbuktu region).
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EVERYTHING IS TARGETED IN AZAWAD, CIVILIANS, ANIMALS, EVEN NATURE, THE SITUATION IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
The Azawadians did never agree to be attached to Mali, a country they had nothing in common with, and Mali did from the very beginning neglect and oppress Azawad – followed by the start of a genocide, but since they were never able to kill off the Azawadian people they called for help from external forces. Forces that did not care about human rights – like Wagner, since the authorities of Mali admittedly have no interest in human rights . And they use Turkish drones killing entire families!
The Azawadians did never ask for or agree to be attached to Mali!
And THIS is the ROOT of the PROBLEM!
Since independence, there has been no peace because it was not one nation, but two nations with distinct identities. Recognize this and peace will follow. #Azawad
SELF-INTEREST IS THE ENEMY OF LIBERATION!
Betrayal is not only in actions, but in silence too!
IN AZAWAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET US NOT CLOSE OUR EYES LET US KNOW: THEY ARE MASSACRING THE INNOCENTS LET US REACT AGAINST THE BARBARIANS!
A voice ot there….
Can you, members of the international community, imagine what it must be like to live under these attacks and oppression from Fama and Wagner? For example, living in the desert, where you hear the noise from far away in the silence, and suddenly… you hear the noise of engines in the middle of the night? Someone is approaching and you know it is death.
So what can we do?
We can always do something, if there´s a will, there´s a way like Bob Marley used to say. For example, the least we can do is react. We can stop being silent! we can at least try to let the world know what is happening in Azawad.
We can also help with donations when Azawad Solidarity and local organizations has campaigns. Any donations helps, no matter how small. They recently had a very successful campaign and they posted a lot of pictures and information on the social media as well as made a video of the deliverance of medecines to refugees in Tinzawatine, you can read about it here.
Fama and Wagner, they come to a village… and then they leave that village with a scar that takes generations to heal. And justice is still absent, but silence is not!!
Please, if you are willing and able, support the suffering people and the fight for a free Azawad.
The blood of the Imouhagh, the Tuareg, is wasted while their just cause remain forgotten! What a shame! A sad reality! Their lives are worth as much as those of others, but they are considered useless in the eyes of the exploiters! Who can do anything about this situation?
Sunset on October 7 from the strip separating Tinzawatine in Algeria and Azawadia. Photo: Lahcen Ag Touhami.
BREAK THE SILENCE ON AZAWAD
Here we share news about what is happening in Azawad, from 2025 and onwards. A lot of things happened in Azawad between 2023 (when the last revolution broke out) and 2024. However, it must be remembered that this struggle for freedom has been going on since the 1960s! The people of Azawad have suffered a lot!
Only a fraction of all the suffering is brought to the attention of the media. Something we are trying to change.
“BUT NOTHING AND NO ONE CAN DEFEAT THOSE WHO DEFEND A JUST CAUSE” Mano Dayak
Where are the human rights organizations regarding the suffering of the Azawadian people? Are you just decorations or are these people not human beings to you?
The unheard of atrocities against the civilians of Azawad continue in all their barbaric brutality by the Malian army and the terrorist Wagner militia, slaughtering Azawadian civilians in the name of fighting “terrorism” in their attempt to exterminate every living being in Azawad, using the burnt earth policy, and cheering themselves on in a barbaric act of genocide that continues while the world remains silent. it`s always the children who are the most vulnerable victims.
The nomadic population, forgotten by the world. It is confronted with the repression of terrorists on the one hand and regular and mercenary armies on the other, who do not differentiate between a terrorist and an innocent and targeting children is part of their agenda. In the picture is an injured child by the drone attack in Tinzawaten 2024 killing several children.
In the 70s, the Malian government took advantage of the drought to starve the inhabitants of Azawad, it is proven. Today, international humanitarian organizations were prohibited by the Malian authorities to help in the epidemic of malaria and dysentery and they are strongly suspected of adding chemicals in the drones causing an unknown disease as well as causing the animals to get deformed offspring. It is the same genocide that has been repeated since the 60s. Only the methods have become more sophisticated.
The daily life of the people of Azawad has become a nightmare, marked by violence and terror. The repeated incursions of the Wagner forces and the FAMA have plunged entire communities into indescribable suffering.
Entire villages are reduced to ashes, their homes burned, their property plundered without mercy. The meager pastures, source of life for the herders, are also ravaged by the flames, destroying all hope of subsistence.
Forced into exile, men, women and children find themselves surviving under modest sunshades, without shelter or resources, exposed to extreme precariousness. This blind violence destroys not only lives, but also entire generations, threatening the future of Azawad and the dignity of its inhabitants.
AZAWAD IS BLEEDING…. THEY NEED OUR HELP AND SUPPORT!
You don’t compare the one who fights for money to the one who fights for his dignity. One sells his soul, the other defends his freedom.
IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR WAGNER TO HELP THE ILLEGAL PUTSCHISTS CARRY OUT ETHNIC CLEANSING IN THE SAHEL REGION IN DISREGARD OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
History will witness your silence 🤐 !!!! @ToumastInfo
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