Chadian students to face trial over protest pamphlets

12 September 2011 Chadian authorities are urged to release two students held for more than four months for allegedly supporting pro-reform protests. Chadian authorities must immediately release two students who have been held for four months for allegedly trying to organize pro-reform protests, Amnesty International said today ahead of a fresh court hearing this week.Bebkika Passoua Alexis and Nedoumbayel Nekaou were arrested in May at a bus station in the capital N’Djamena for allegedly carrying documents calling for Chadians to organize demonstrations inspired by protests earlier this…

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