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Guinea’s suppression of protests stokes anger against military

A police officer throws a stone at protesters, during a mass protest in Conakry in October 2020 [File: John Wessels/AFP]

With the acrid smell of burning tyres hanging in the air, Conakry resident Mariame Diallo pointed to blood splatters on a wall where she said her teenage brother was shot at close range during a protest in the capital against Guinea’s military government on May 11.

“I will never forgive those who killed him,” she said between bouts of quiet crying.

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