Chad: Repression of demonstrations must stop immediately

By Amnesty International

Reacting to the crackdown against today’s protests and the deaths of demonstrators, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa said: “Violent clashes occurred this morning between security forces and demonstrators in N’Djamena and elsewhere in the country. According to initial testimonies collected by Amnesty International, the security forces fired live ammunition […] The post Chad: Repression of demonstrations must stop immediately appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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