Guinea Bissau: Increasing Repression in Wake of Military Coup

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Growing restrictions on protesters, the media and freedom of movement are fuelling fear and insecurity in the wake of the military coup in Guinea-Bissau, Amnesty International said.

"Increasingly repressive measures are being employed by the military as they try to stifle mounting criticism within the country and internationally," said Marisé Castro, Amnesty International's Guinea-Bissau expert.

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