Swazi police beat people to stop protest

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Swazi police beat people to stop protest

Posted: Wed Apr 13 2011, 00:35 hrs

Swazi police beat people to stop protest

MANZINI: Police in Swaziland fired water cannons and tear gas, beat people with

batons and arrested activists to prevent pro-democracy protests Tuesday in

sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy, Simantele Mmema, spokeswoman for

the Swaziland National Association of Teachers, said Tuesday. In recent weeks,

an online campaign has tried to rally support for Tuesday's protests, which come

exactly 38 years after the current Swazi king's father, King Sobhuza II, banned

political parties.

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