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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Protests

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Kenya state-backed rights body says 22 killed in Tuesday protests

      Twenty-two people were killed in Tuesday's protests in Kenya, a state-funded rights organisation said, vowing an investigation into what it described as "the largest number of deaths (in) a single day protest." "We have recorded 22 deaths... we are going to launch an inquiry," said Roseline Odede, chairwoman of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, adding that 19 people had died in the capital Nairobi, where […]

todayJune 26, 2024 13

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Kenyan police and protests: researchers on a violent, corrupt security force that’s beyond reform

        By Moina Spooner, The Conversation       Kenya’s police are being criticised for their violent response to protests over the past week against government proposals to raise US$2.7 billion in additional taxes. Hundreds of thousands of people, across 35 of Kenya’s 37 counties, have poured out onto the streets in opposition to the tax hikes. The police have reacted with force, using live bullets and […]

todayJune 26, 2024 22

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What’s next after Kenya’s deadly protests?

        By Rose TROUP BUCHANAN, Simon VALMARY     After an unprecedented day of chaos and deadly violence, Kenya finds itself plunged into uncertainty on Wednesday, with lawmakers due to vote this week on deeply unpopular tax hikes that have sparked widespread protests. How did East Africa's economic powerhouse get to this point and what happens now? Tuesday's national strike against proposed tax hikes began peacefully, with […]

todayJune 26, 2024 14

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‘Shaken to the core’: Kenya shocked as protests turn deadly

          By Dylan GAMBA, Rose TROUP BUCHANAN     Kenya was in a state of shock Wednesday following unprecedented scenes that left parts of parliament ablaze and gutted, as protests over proposed tax hikes turned deadly, prompting President William Ruto's government to deploy the military. "Deaths, mayhem", read the front-page headline on the Standard newspaper, while the Daily Nation described the situation as "Pandemonium", saying: "The […]

todayJune 26, 2024 19

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Kenya protesters scuffle with police firing rubber bullets, tear gas

      By Hillary ORINDE     Stone-throwing demonstrators scuffled Tuesday with Kenyan police who fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse thousands of mostly young people protesting proposed tax hikes in the capital Nairobi, AFP journalists saw. The mainly Gen-Z-led rallies, which began last week, have caught the government off guard, with President William Ruto saying over the weekend he was ready to talk to […]

todayJune 25, 2024 23

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Kenya police fire rubber bullets at youth protesters in Nairobi: AFP journalists

      Kenyan police fired rubber bullets to disperse young protesters in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, AFP journalists saw, escalating tensions as demonstrators rallied across the country against the government's proposed tax hikes. "Get the rubber bullets from the box," a police officer told his colleagues, according to an AFP journalist who overheard the conversation before they started firing in the air and at the protesters. bur-amu/kjm AFP […]

todayJune 25, 2024 11

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One dead after tax protests in Kenyan capital Thursday

        A man died on the sidelines of mass demonstrations against proposed tax hikes in the Kenyan capital, police said Friday, with the mounting protest a day earlier also leaving 200 people injured. A police watchdog said it was investigating allegations that the man was shot by police after Thursday's demonstrations in Nairobi, the second this week. Led largely by young Kenyans, the protests began in Nairobi […]

todayJune 21, 2024 19

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U.S University leaders testify to Congress over campus protests

The leaders of three U.S universities have denied that their campuses have become, what one House republican described as, "hotbeds of antisemitism". But they did acknowledge missteps in their handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on their campuses during Thursday's congressional hearing. Kate Fisher reports for us from Washington.  

todayMay 24, 2024 11

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Can Iran avoid a political crisis after its president’s death?

      By Ali Mamouri, Deakin University     The death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash this week occurred during one of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s most challenging periods. Raisi, a prominent figure in the political elite, held substantial sway over Iran’s domestic policies. He was also central to Iran’s recent moves to improve relations with its rivals in the region. Given his sizeable influence, […]

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