Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Congo Police Fire Teargas, Make Arrests at Opposition Meeting

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Police in Congo Republic fired teargas at opposition supporters and arrested around 10 of them on Friday ahead of a planned news conference by opposition candidates who say last weekend's presidential election was won fraudulently. President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who has ruled the Central African oil producer for 32 of the last 37 years, won re-election in Sunday's poll with 60 percent of the vote, according to official results announced on Thursday. Early on Friday, around...

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