In a statement, Masra’s party Les Transformateurs said his condition had worsened since his imprisonment earlier this year, calling for his provisional release on medical grounds. The statement added that an official request for medical evacuation, supported by his doctor, had been submitted to authorities but remains unanswered.
Masra was arrested in May 2025 in N’Djamena following inter-communal clashes in Logone Occidental province that left at least 42 people dead. He was later sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges including hate speech, xenophobia, and inciting violence.
The former prime minister had gone on a hunger strike in June to protest his imprisonment, ending it after several days following demonstrations by women calling for his release.
Masra, who ran unsuccessfully in the May 2024 presidential election against Mahamat Idriss Déby, remains one of the most prominent opposition figures in Chad.