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Angola: Gunshots and Clashes Against Demonstration

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Angola, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech, Politics, Protest

Blogger Gil Gonçalves reported about police violence [1] [pt] during demonstration today in Luanda, based on updates of activists on Facebook. Freelancer journalist Louise Redvers tweeted [2], according to sources on site, that police attempted to disperse crowd with gunshots and clashes. Protesters claim the 2012 election process is strongly biased.