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Cameroon: Opposition Leaders, Supporters Detained
HRW, 19 October 2020
Cameroonian security forces fired tear gas and water cannons and arrested hundreds of people, mainly opposition party members and supporters, to disperse peaceful protests across… Read more »
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Cameroon: One Person Killed, RFI Journalist Beaten During Protest Crackdown
RFI, 23 September 2020
Cameroonian security forces have violently suppressed opposition party demonstrations throughout the country, beating protesters and killing one person in Douala, the economic… Read more »
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Cameroon: 'No Dictatorship Considers Protests Legal,' Cameroon's Opposition Politician Says
DW, 22 September 2020
Cameroonian authorities are cracking down on opposition members amid a planned protest against President Paul Biya. Opposition politician Maurice Kamto speaks exclusively to DW… Read more »
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Cameroon: Authorities Heightened Crackdown on Opposition
HRW, 21 September 2020
Cameroon authorities banned demonstrations after the opposition party Cameroon Renaissance Movement (Mouvement pour la renaissance du Cameroun, MRC) encouraged people to take to… Read more »
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Cameroon: Calls for Uprising - Political Class, Civil Society Continuously Condemn
Cameroon Tribune, 18 September 2020
Cameroon's political class, civil society organisations and individuals have stood up as one man to continuously condemn calls by some political party leaders and their cohorts to… Read more »
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Cameroon: Douala - Commercial Moto Bike Riders Say No to Insurrection
Cameroon Tribune, 21 September 2020
They tuned out in their numbers on Friday September 18 at the Littoral Governors office to make their voices heard. Read more »
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Cameroon: Managing Covid-19 - President Biya Keeps Cameroon At Higher Pedestal
Cameroon Tribune, 21 September 2020
The 64th issue of the publication of the Civil Cabinet of the Republic of Cameroon highlights major strides of the Head of State to successfully lead the country within the… Read more »
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Cameroon: Evolution of Covid-19 - Smokers At Greater Risk
Cameroon Tribune, 16 September 2020
This was revealed during the daily press briefing on the evolution of the pandemic in the country yesterday, September 15, 2020. Read more »
Cameroon Protesters Remain in Detention After Deadly Protests
Cameroonian security forces fired tear gas and water cannons and arrested hundreds of people, mainly opposition party members and supporters, to disperse peaceful protests across the country on September 22, 2020. Many peaceful protesters were beaten and mistreated while being arrested and in detention, Human Rights Watch says. The agency reports that opposition party Cameroon Renaissance Movement (Mouvement pour la renaissance du Cameroun, MRC) says that of the over 500 people were arrested, only 155 have been released.
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The government and the UN Development Program have announced plans to rebuild the Anglophone regions. Since 2017, this area has been embroiled in a bloody war between national ... Read more »
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There has been global reaction to the viral video showing gunmen murdering a woman whose hands are tied. The killing took place in Muyuka, a town in the south-west region of the ... Read more »
