Police Fires Tear Gas and Use Batons against Protesters

Date of Occurrence

October 20, 2016
State/Country

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

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Police fired tear gas at and used batons against protesters who were gathering to march against a new draft constitution. Opposition leaders, who described the new constitution as “a step backward for democracy”, were arrested.

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Police hit protesters with batons.

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Date of Occurrence

2016-10-20
State/Country

Abidjan
Perpetrator

Police (gendarmes)
Legal Foundation

Articles 7, 19 and 20 of the 2016 constitution.
Source

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ivorycoast-politics-idUSKCN12K1H0

Location

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

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Region

Cote d’Ivoire

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