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Guinea (1) -- News -- 2010
Arms embargo on Guinea
01.01.2010
West African states have imposed an arms embargo on Guinea in October 2009 over the mass shooting of opposition supporters.
It comes amid growing criticism of the junta, led by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, which seized power in December 2008.
The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) condemned "atrocities" in September in which Guinean troops opened fire on an opposition rally at a stadium in the capital Conakry.
Human rights groups say 157 people died but the junta puts the toll at 57.
It says most of the victims were trampled to death rather than shot, as opposition activists say.
Human rights groups say soldiers raped and sexually abused women during the crackdown, and the International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened an investigation into the deaths.
The EU has called for Capt Camara to be tried for crimes against humanity, while the African Union has called for him to step down.
Guinea (1) -- Analyses -- 2010
The 2009 Guinea Protest
01.01.2010
The 2009 Guinea protest was an opposition rally in Conakry, Guinea on 28 September 2009, with about 50,000 participants protesting against the junta government that came to power after the Guinean coup d'etat of December 2008. The protest march was fueled by the indication of junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara breaking his pledge to not run in the next presidential vote due in January 2010. The government had already banned any form of protests until 2 October, and when the demonstrators gathered in a large stadium, the security forces opened fire at them. At least 157 demonstrators were killed, 1,253 injured and 30, including Cellou Dalein Diallo the leader of the opposition Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UDFG), were arrested and taken away in lorries.
Sidya Toure, former Prime Minister and now an opposition leader, was also injured in the shootings and spoke to the BBC secretly from a hospital's restroom. Opponents have accused the junta of limiting freedom of speech and violating human rights. Camara said that the troops responsible for the shooting spree were out of his control.
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