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Togo: 11 Missing After Clashes Between Police and Protesters

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Togo, Breaking News, Digital Activism, Human Rights, Law, Protest, War & Conflict
Togo protests. Image by Collectif Sauvons le Togo (used with permission). [1]

Togo protests. Image by Collectif Sauvons le Togo (used with permission).

Koaci writes that 11 protesters are reported missing [2] [fr] after the police clashed with thousands of protesters on the streets of Lomé on August 23:

Police forces have used violence so far but they were quickly overwhelmed. For the first time, the whole city was filled with protesters.