Closing Spaces Incidents Archive
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Nation Condemns Planned Arraignment of Chief Justice
Incident Date: 10th January, 2019
On January 10, 2019, The Federal Government of Nigeria filed a motion asking the Chief Justice...
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Local Gendarmerie Tortures Driver to Death
Incident Date: 6th April, 2016
Bokoum Salif, a driver in Dedougou, died after being arrested and detained by the local...
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Gendarmes Torture Accused Regiment of Presidential Security Members
Some former Regiment of Presidential Security members accused of attempting to attack an armory in...
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Gendarme Assaults and Injures Journalist.
Incident Date: 12th May, 2017
A Gendarme assaulted and injured Guezouma Sanogo, a journalist at the Radio Burkina state radio–who...
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Burkinabe Soldiers Detain and Severely Beat Seventy-Four Men.
Incident Date: 9th June, 2017
Burkinabe soldiers detained approximately 74 men and severely beat many of them during a cross-border...
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Commander of African Party for the Independence of Guinea...
Incident Date: 11th June, 2017
Manecas dos Santos, commander of African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde...
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Guinea Bissau Attorney General Suspends Radio Programme
Incident Date: 4th December, 2018
The Attorney General, António Sedja Man, signed a supoena cancelling a radio program that “discusses...
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Guinea Bissau Military Cracks Down on Protesters
Incident Date: 26th May, 2016
A group of people invaded the Presidential Palace forecourt to protest against the President’s nomination...
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Guinea Bissau Suspends Public Radio and Television Broadcasts
Incident Date: 30th June, 2017
The Guinea-Bissau government suspended the broadcasts of Portuguese state television and radio stations, blaming Portugual’s...
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Guinea Bissau Blogger Arrested for Criticizing the Prime Minister
Incident Date: 19th March, 2015
Danilson Lopes Ferreira, a musician and blog editor, was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department...
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Police Break Up Protests against Guinea-Bissau President
Incident Date: 5th November, 2016
Demonstrators marched in the capital of Bissau to demand that new elections take place and...
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Police fires Tear Gas at Students on Peaceful Demonstration
Incident Date: 8th November, 2018
To protest for the teachers’ strike to end so that schools can resume, students demonstrated...