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Anglogold Mine Shaft: Military Officers Fire Gunshots Into Air To Disperse Protesters

  Armed military officers fired gunshots into the air on Tuesday to disperse some youth who had massed up at the Obuasi District Police Command to demand the release of some illegal miners in custody. The youth in their numbers burnt car tyres close to the police command to protest …

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Iraq protest: Protesters storm parliament

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Iraq protest / Credit: GETTY IMAGES Hundreds of protesters have breached a high-security zone in Baghdad and broken into Iraq’s parliament building. The supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr oppose the nomination of a rival candidate for prime minister. Mr Sadr’s political alliance won the most seats …

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Arise Ghana Demo: Day one violence was intended by protesters — Criminologist

  Dr. Jones Opoku-Ware, a criminologist and lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), believes that the protesters of the Arise Ghana ‘Krom Ay3 shi’ demo planned the violence to create a bad image for the police on Tuesday. Speaking on the ‘Frontline Show’ on the Accra-based …

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#FixTheCountry Demo: Here are some placard messages protesters have for President Akufo-Addo

by;brightwebtv/ nana asare barimah   #FixTheCountry is ongoing in the capital of Accra • Protestors have made several demands from the govt • The street protest attracted thousands of individuals Typical for demonstrations, protestors are sure to write down their grievances which are mostly displayed and carried high on placards. …

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Ejura clashes: We need justice – Families of murdered protesters

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Family members of the two protesters who were killed during the clash with military personnel, Tuesday have appealed to the government to give them justice. According to them, there will no peace if the military men who killed their kinsmen are not punished. Abdul-Nasir Yussif, 26, …

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UK Parliament reacts to killing of #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria [Video]

  by:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The United Kingdom’s Parliament has condemned the attack on peaceful #EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. It was reported earlier that soldiers of the Nigerian Army invaded a peaceful protest at Lekki toll gate on Tuesday evening, killing some …

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Nigeria’s military denies shooting at protesters

By:brightwebtv.com/Nana Asare Barimah   Witnesses said uniformed officers opened fire on protesters The Nigerian military has dismissed media reports that its soldiers opened fire on protesters in the commercial hub of Lagos. Lagos state government has confirmed that at least 28 people were injured in the Tuesday night chaos. Amnesty …

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Okyenhene’s security clashes with protesters; scores injured

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah At least four persons have been injured in spontaneous clashes between the security detail of Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin and a feuding Chieftaincy faction at Akyem Kwabeng in the Eastern region. The protesters mainly from the feuding faction of Akanwenem Royal Family lined up at …

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Video: 3 Anti-Chamber protesters released

By:nana Asare barimah Three protesters who were arrested Friday morning for disrupting Parliamentary procedure have been released. The three – Ernesto Kofi Yeboah, Abeiku Adams and a third who is yet to be identified – all members of pressure group Economic Fighters League, were released on bail by the Ministries …

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Video: 3 ‘#DropthatChamber’ protesters arrested in Parliament

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah     Three protesters of the Economic Fighters League have been arrested by the police for screaming “#DropthatChamber” in Parliament’s public gallery during proceedings on Friday. The three, identified as Ernesto Yeboah, Convenor of the group, Abeiku Adams and the third person who is yet to be …

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