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Armed police used tear gas on Thursday to disperse demonstrators demanding the resignation of Malawi’s president after an election they say was rigged, escalating the state’s response to protests that began two days ago.
Riot police yesterday fired teargas canisters and arrested 13 Chiweshe villagers after they picketed Salvation Army Howard Mission Hospital to protest against the dismissal of an expatriate Canadian medical doctor, Paul Thistle, from the institution.
HARARE — Police fired tear gas to disperse supporters of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party outside a courthouse on Monday. About 200 demonstrators gathered outside the High Court to protest trumped up charges being brought against 29 MDC-T activists.
As of the time of writing this, Mali’s interim President Dioncounda Traore was headed to Paris for medical checks after he was beaten unconscious by protesters at the start of the week.