The crackdown on demonstrations in Guinea has left at least 47 people dead, most of them young people, since the military
seized power in September 2021, Amnesty International said in a report published Wednesday. The West African nation's ruling junta banned all demonstrations in 2022 and has arrested a number of opposition leaders, civil society…
More than 75 percent of those killed were under the age of 25, and 40 percent were minors under the age of 18, the report added. As well as banning demonstrations, the junta also restricted internet access for three months, removed television channels from main distribution packages and jammed radio frequencies.
seized power in September 2021, Amnesty International said in a report published Wednesday. The West African nation's ruling junta banned all demonstrations in 2022 and has arrested a number of opposition leaders, civil society…
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