Equatorial Guinea: Govt Targets Opposition Ahead of Elections

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The arrest of at least nine activists who were trying to organize a peaceful demonstration in Equatorial Guinea is further evidence of the authorities' determination to clamp down on free speech ahead of up-coming elections, Amnesty International said.

Two of those arrested were Clara Nsegue Eyi and Natalia Angue Edjodjomo, the founders of the newly created party Partido Democrático de la Justicia Social (Democratic Party for Social Justice) and coordinators of the Movimiento de Protesta Popular ( People's Protest Movement). They were detained on 13 May and are reportedly being held incommunicado at Malabo Central Police Station.

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