Cameroon: When Protest is Called 'Disorder

Admin Fields Highlight on homepage: No Top Item: Highlight as a Top Item By Juliette Abandokwe On October 4th, five days before the general election, seventeen of Mboua Massoks young militants were arrested as they were disseminating invitations for the next pre-electoral meeting to be held two days later. Mboua Massok, also commonly called Acting Combatant, has become over the years the symbol of resistance to the trivialization of the intolerable and ruthless rule of Paul Biya. According to the newspapers, the seventeen arrested youth are facing charges for having caused disorder; their trial will take place on Monday 17 October. read more
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