Tag: Protest
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Families of jailed Tunisians call on ICC to look into claims of migrant abuse, political persecution
Families and lawyers of imprisoned Tunisian opposition figures implored the International Criminal Court on Tuesday to probe alleged rights violations against migrants in the country. In a statement, lawyer Rodney Dixon said, ‘Black African migrants are facing brutal and heartless treatment at the hands of the Tunisian authorities…Countless migrants report similar experiences of arbitrary arrest…
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Ghana’s opposition NDC stages protests over alleged voter roll irregularities
Ghana’s biggest opposition party held nationwide protests in regional capitals across the country Tuesday demanding an audit of the voter roll for the general election set for December. “We are not asking for a big favor from the electoral commission, we are demanding our right to free and fair elections,” Johnson Asiedu-Nketiah, the chairman of…
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SADC should speak out’: Zimbabwe activists face crackdown ahead of summit
Police flood Harare’s streets in anticipation of protests on the eve of the Southern African Development Community meeting. On the morning of August 7, four masked men tried to break into the offices of Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC), a network of opposition groups. Inside the Harare building, three staff members scampered to hide as…
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Nigeria detains tailors who made Russian flags for anti-government protests
Nigeria has detained some tailors for making Russian flags that were waved during anti-government protests this week in northern states, the state secret police said. The Department of State Services (DSS) also said in a post on X that it had detained some of the tailors’ “sponsors”, without elaborating. It said an investigation was ongoing.…
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Nigerians continue marches against cost of living crisis
Protesters clashed with residents in Lagos on Friday during a demonstration against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Carrying placards, bells and Nigeria’s green-and-white flag, the protesters were met with a heavy security presence on the streets of Lagos. The protests were mainly over food shortages and accusations of misgovernment and corruption in…
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Kenya police warn against protests at capital’s main airport
Kenya’s police has asked protesters to avoid marching to the capital’s main airport and its environs, while the airport’s operator has asked passengers to arrive hours before flights due to enhanced security checks. Youth-led protests across Kenya against proposed tax hikes have continued even after President William Ruto withdrew the legislation in late June and…
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Ugandan security forces detain young protesters marching in Kampala
Ugandan security forces detained a number of young people on Tuesday in downtown Kampala who were taking part in a banned rally against what the protesters say are rampant corruption and human rights abuses by the country’s rulers. A Reuters witness saw the detentions being made, while a video posted by NTV Uganda on the…
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Kenya calls for answers as US-based Ford Foundation allegedly sponsors protests
Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir SingOei has requested that the US-based Ford Foundation disclose all its grantees in Kenya over the past year, along with the approved programs and budgets for the last three months, amid allegations that its grantees are influencing recent protests in the country, local media reported. The government alleged the…
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