Guinea: Massacres Perpetrated by Security Forces in Zoghota

On August, 4, the NGO Avocats Sans Frontières (Lawyers without Borders) in Guinea reports that they have observed group killing of civilians in the village of Zoghota [fr] (Warning: graphic photos included).   Villagers testified that security forces came around midnight and fired at unarmed civilians. The village of Zoghota was on strike since July 31 and villagers placed roadblocks at the entrance of the village to enforce the strike.

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