Il faut libérer un ex-candidat à l’élection présidentielle

Défendez les droits de Sylvain Rabetsaroana: envoyez une lettre d'appel par poste, e-mail, Whatsapp, Signal ou via Facebook.

Président de la Refondation de la République
Michael Randrianirina
Palais d’État d’Iavoloha
Antananarivo 101
Madagascar
E-mail: spprm@presidence.gov.mg
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À Madagascar, la junte militaire a pris le pouvoir le 14 octobre 2025 à la suite de manifestations menées en 2025 par la jeunesse, qui réclamait une amélioration des services publics, notamment l’accès à l’eau et à l’électricité, ainsi qu’une gouvernance plus efficace et plus inclusive.

Le nouveau pouvoir, qui avait pourtant promis des réformes, a durci la répression sous prétexte de lutter contre la corruption et de mener une politique de tolérance zéro; il a intenté des poursuites iniques et invoqué des chefs d’accusation vagues, tels que l’association de malfaiteurs, les menaces à la sécurité nationale et la déstabilisation, en vue de cibler et de réduire au silence les militant·e·s de la «Génération Z», les membres de la société civile et les personnes liées au précédent régime.

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^{From Gen Z revolt to junta control, Madagascar’s promise of change is slipping away (Amnesty UK, 30 March 2026)}

^{Madagascar: Authorities must launch investigations into deadly force used against Gen Z protesters (Amnesty UK, 2 October 2025)}

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Release former presidential candidate

Sylvain Rabetsaroana, a former senator and presidential candidate, is being targeted by the Malagasy authorities in a broader post-coup crackdown on former regime figures since 14 October 2025. On 14 March 2026, he was arbitrarily arrested during a dawn raid at his residence in the capital, Antananarivo, by armed and masked soldiers, gendarmes and police, and held for two weeks without being informed of the reason for his detention. He was subsequently charged with criminal conspiracy, illegal firearms possession (with a firearm that appears to have been planted), and attempting to assassinate the Head of State. He remains held in pre-trial detention at Tsiafahy prison in overcrowded conditions, with major concerns for his deteriorating health. The Malagasy authorities must drop all charges against Sylvain Rabetsaroana and immediately release him as he is detained solely for the peaceful exercise of his human rights.

Madagascar’s military authorities seized power on 14 October 2025 following youth-led protests in 2025 demanding improved service delivery, particularly access to water and electricity, as well as more effective and inclusive governance.

The new authorities promised reforms but instead, they have deepened repression, under the pretext of a zero-tolerance anti-corruption campaign and used unfair prosecutions and broadly framed charges of criminal conspiracy, threats to national security and destabilization to target and silence Gen Z activists, civil society members and those linked to the previous regime.

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Please take action before 1 December 2026.

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