Bullets and teargas reportedly fired at journalists covering protests in Nigeria
At least 50 press arrested on Saturday in Abuja and almost 700 demonstrators detained since unrest began Nigerian security forces on Saturday fired bullets and...
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Up to seven reportedly dead in Nigeria after clashes between police and citizens
Anti-government protests held in Abuja, Minna, Katsina and Lagos despite official efforts to stifle it As many as seven people have died, according to reports,...
Maduro’s exit ‘irreversible’, says Venezuela opposition leader, as election protests grow
María Corina Machado says president should understand he lost vote, amid international doubts over victory claim The opposition leader battling to bring the curtain down...
Demonstrators in Nigeria gather days early for anti-government protests
Crowds converge on Suleja over economic hardship and record inflation amid warnings against mass action Hundreds of protesters have gathered in central Nigeria days before...
Scores arrested in Uganda at banned rally inspired by Kenya protests
Police in Kampala stop and detain anti-corruption demonstrators after earlier round-up of opposition MPs Scores of demonstrators have been arrested in the Uganda capital, Kampala,...
Three people die after arrests at election protests in Mauritania
Two died in detention facility and one in hospital, officials say, after protests over Mohamed Ould Ghazouani’s win Three protesters have died in detention in...
At least 39 killed in Kenya’s anti-tax protests, says rights watchdog
Toll of dead and injured at anti-government rallies where police opened fire is almost double earlier figure disclosed At least 39 people have been killed...
Ugandan oil pipeline protester allegedly beaten as part of ‘alarming crackdown’
Stephen Kwikiriza is one of 11 campaigners against EACOP targeted by authorities in past two weeks, rights group says A man campaigning against the controversial...
Tiananmen Square anniversary: Hong Kong police detain artist who made sign in the air
Sanmu Chen appeared to write the date of massacre in the air as anniversary becomes increasingly sensitive in Hong Kong Hong Kong police detained an...
Hong Kong police arrest six people under new security law
Chow Hang-tung, a prominent barrister, among those held over social media posts before Tiananmen Square anniversary Hong Kong police have arrested six people, marking the...
