Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Guinea Junta Troops 'Killed And Raped Hundreds"


Clash Toll In Guinea Soars, France Cuts Aid -- Yahoo News/Reuters


CONAKRY (Reuters) – France led international pressure on Guinea's military rulers by cutting military cooperation on Tuesday after a crackdown by the security forces on its opponents killed 157, according to a local rights group.

Condemnation of Guinea's junta intensified.

France joined the African Union in mulling sanctions and West Africa's ECOWAS called for an international enquiry into the bloody quashing of a demonstration by tens of thousands of protesters urging military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara to step down.

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Guinean police make an arrest in front of the stadium in the capital Conakry during the protest banned by the ruling junta. At least 150 people were said to have died and hundreds of women raped

More News On Guinea

Guinea junta troops 'killed and raped hundreds at democracy rally'
-- Times Online
Violent Crackdown Shatters Democracy Hopes in Guinea -- Times Online
Guinea Death Toll More Than 200, Opposition Says -- Bloomberg
Guinea troops 'kill 128 protesters' -- The Telegraph
Protests as Guinea protesters shot dead -- CNN
Guinea army 'bayoneted victims' -- BBC
Rights Group: Guinea Military Killed at Least 157 in Crackdown -- Voice of America
Guinea protest death toll climbs to 157 -- AP
France suspends military cooperation with Guinea -- AFP
Guinea's erratic military ruler -- BBC
Do Guinea’s dark days reveal junta’s colours? -- Reuters
Q & A: How did Guinea erupt into violence? -- Christian Science Monitor
Q+A: What happens next after Guinea crackdown? -- Reuters

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