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Tens of thousands protest in Poland against ex-ministers’ imprisonment

Tens of thousands protest in Poland against ex-ministers’ imprisonment

TENS of thousands of opposition supporters massed outside Poland's parliament to protest against the new government's changes to state media and the imprisonment of two former ministers convicted of abuse of power. The march reflects mounting tensions in the country as the new pro-European Union coalition government led by Donald Tusk tries to undo the policies of the previous nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party administration. It also came as President Andrzej Duda, a PiS ally, said on Thursday he had started proceedings to pardon the two ministers in the last government who were jailed this week for abuse of…
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Uganda arrests 40 opposition supporters as their leader arrives

Uganda arrests 40 opposition supporters as their leader arrives

UGANDAN security forces have arrested 40 people during an operation against supporters of opposition leader Bobi Wine whose detention under house arrest the United States said demonstrated eroding democracy in the East African country. The 40 were held in the capital Kampala and elsewhere as authorities thwarted plans to hold what the opposition had described as a million-strong march on Thursday. The march was supposed to have begun at Entebbe International Airport, south of the capital, where Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, arrived from abroad. Wine was instead bundled into a vehicle and driven home where he has…
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Kenyan police clash with anti-tax hike protesters, dozens arrested

Kenyan police clash with anti-tax hike protesters, dozens arrested

KENYAN police fired tear gas and fought running battles with opposition supporters in major towns around the country protesting against a raft of tax hikes. Opposition leader Raila Odinga called the protests to oppose tax increases imposed at a time when many are already struggling with high prices of basic commodities such as maize flour. Kenya's High Court ordered that the tax hikes be suspended but the government has raised petrol prices anyway, leading to a further court challenge. Police arrested 17 protesters in the capital Nairobi, said a coalition of human rights groups including Article 19. Another 11 activists were arrested…
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Thousands of Senegal opposition supporters join three-day protest

Thousands of Senegal opposition supporters join three-day protest

BATE FELIX and NGOUDA DIONE OVER 10,000 supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko massed at a field in the capital Dakar on Tuesday, the first of three days of planned protests in support of the aspiring presidential candidate, who faces a libel case set to resume this week. The demonstrations are the latest expression of growing tensions in Senegal in the run-up to a 2024 election that could see President Macky Sall vie for a controversial third term, which the opposition says is unconstitutional. Sall, 61, has neither confirmed nor denied that he plans to run, amid widespread speculation.…
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NIGERIA: Opposition supporters attacked ahead of rally

NIGERIA: Opposition supporters attacked ahead of rally

NIGERIAN presidential contender Peter Obi of the opposition Labour Party said his supporters were attacked and injured ahead of a rally in the commercial capital Lagos, a stronghold of the ruling party. Previous elections in Africa's most populous nation have been fraught with violence between supporters of rival parties and a number of instances of political violence have occurred ahead of the February 25 parliamentary and presidential vote. "We cannot continue to tolerate attacks on members of the political opposition, often fuelled by the incendiary rhetoric of political leaders," Obi said in a statement, urging police to investigate. It was not immediately…
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Somalia’s opposition urges Turkey not to send arms to police unit

Somalia’s opposition urges Turkey not to send arms to police unit

ABDI SHEIKH SOMALIA's opposition political candidates have written to Turkey urging it not to send a planned shipment of weapons to a special police unit that they fear incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed could use to "hijack" forthcoming elections. Political tensions have been high in the Horn of Africa country, stoked by opposition anger over a delay in holding the elections for both chambers of parliament. The polls were initially planned for this month but that plan was scrapped following disagreements over the composition of the electoral board. On Tuesday opposition supporters marched in the capital Mogadishu denouncing the president…
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Ivory Coast opposition rallies against President Ouattara’s third term bid

Ivory Coast opposition rallies against President Ouattara’s third term bid

LOUCOUMANE COULIBALY THOUSANDS of opposition supporters rallied in the Ivory Coast’s commercial capital on Saturday to protest against President Alassane Ouattara’s plan to seek a third term in the October 31 presidential election. By early afternoon around 20,000 people had packed a 35,000 capacity stadium in Abidjan, chanting and dancing. Some held banners saying “The people say no to an illegal third term.” Ouattara announced in August that he will seek another term following the sudden death of his handpicked successor. The constitutional council has cleared him and three other candidates to run, but the opposition says Ouattara is violating…
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