"Protesters beaten and beaten with tear gas by security forces"

Amnesty International denounces the crackdown on peaceful protestors of the opposition and calls on the security forces to "protect the right to freedom of assembly ...". Reading !

8 September 2017

On 7 September, late in the evening, peaceful demonstrators for the most part were beaten and beaten with tear gas by the Togolese security forces. In addition, the authorities have blocked access to the Internet since 6 September and have prevented several journalists from doing their job. In response to this situation, François Patuel, a West Africa specialist at Amnesty International, said: "The blocking of online services in Togo is an unfounded attack on freedom of Internet access and freedom of expression ".

François Patuel, West Africa researcher at Amnesty International: "The brutal intervention of the security forces against mostly non-violent protesters is a clear violation of the freedom of peaceful assembly. The blocking of online services in Togo is an unfounded attack against freedom of access to the Internet and freedom of expression. This shows how far the authorities are prepared to go against anti-government criticism.

"The authorities must refrain from using unjustified or excessive force and ensure that journalists can do their job without fear, intimidation or harassment".

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Late on 7 September, mostly non-violent demonstrators who had gathered in Lomé, the capital, and in the towns of Sokode, Bafilo and Mango were sprayed with tear gas by riot police. Some were beaten when rallies were still peaceful. The demonstrators began to be violent when they were dispersed by the security forces with tear gas.

These rallies were organized on 6 and 7 September to demand a return to the 1992 constitution, which allows a limited number of presidential mandates. The authorities have blocked Internet access since 6 September. The opposition leader of the Pan-African National Party (PNP) told Ampnesty International that his house was surrounded on 8 September by the security forces.

The security forces have killed at least two people and injured several others during the protests in recent months. Twenty-eight people were sentenced to imprisonment for up to 60 months.

Amnesty International called on the security forces to protect the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to refrain from resorting to unjustified or excessive force against demonstrators.

Source: Amnesty International

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