A court in Chad has sentenced former Prime Minister and opposition leader Succès Masra to 20 years in prison. The verdict, delivered on August 9, 2025, found Masra guilty of hate speech, xenophobia, inciting violence, criminal association, and complicity in murder. The trial took place at the tribunal de grande instance in N'Djamena. Masra is the leader of Chad's main opposition party. Observers and human rights advocates have described the charges and sentence as politically motivated, suggesting the ruling under President Mahamat Idriss Deby aims to suppress dissent and silence opposition voices.