Guinea: Amnesty International calls for charges to be dropped against 13 journalists who took part in a peaceful rally
Reacting to the arrest and prosecution of 13 journalists following the dispersal of a peaceful rally, Fabien Offner, researcher at Amnesty International’s regional office for West and Central Africa, said:
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At least 15 people have been killed in Senegal following an outbreak of violence after the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.
The United Nations and African Union have called for calm after the sentencing of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko sparked some of the deadliest violence in recent years.
The Senegalese presidential coalition has accused the opposition of "destabilizing the country" after riots that have left 15 people dead since Thursday over the sentencing of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko to two years in prison.
Normalcy is finally settling in Senegal after deadly confrontations between the police and the supporters of the embattled opposition leader Ousmane Sonko after a Dakar court found him guilty on charges of corrupting the youths.
At least 16 people have died and hundreds arrested since violent protests broke out on Thursday in Senegal, following the sentencing of popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, according to the country’s public broadcaster RTS.
