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Demonstrations against police violence continue in Nigeria, bringing together hundreds of people in economic capital Lagos despite the dissolution of the controversial SARS police unit the day before. In June, a report by Amnesty International listed what it alleged were 82 cases of torture, ill treatment and extra-judicial execution by the SARS between January 2017 and May 2020. IMAGES
Police bundle protesters into armoured prison vans behind bars at a rally at Lekki tollgate commemorating a year since security forces shot at thousands of peaceful protesters gathered at the tollgate in Lagos, on October 20, 2020. IMAGES
An officer who was jailed for violence during the riots in Marseille, in the wake of the death of teenager Nahel at the hands of police, and whose arrest has sparked tensions in the city of Marseille, has asked for his hearing to be held behind closed doors. The investigating chamber has rejected his request. IMAGES
Under heavy police watch, Nigerians protest at the Unity fountain in Abuja to mark a year after security forces violently suppressed mass protests against police brutality and bad governance. Last year's #EndSARS rallies began over brutality by the SARS police unit but snowballed into protests over bad governance in the largest mass demonstrations in Nigeria's modern history. IMAGES
Tunisia, June 18 (EFE / EPA). (CAMERA: Mohamed Messara) Hundreds of people gathered in Tunisia to protest the death of the young Ahmed Ben Amara, who allegedly died after being beaten by law enforcement officers while in custody.
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