Topic: Marou Amadou
AP News | 2010-02-23 20:20:55
President's ouster praised in Niger after military seizes power in coup, promises elections
It's politics, upside down. The elected president of a uranium-rich nation morphs into a despot and refuses to relinquish power, prompting the army to stage a popular coup with guns blazing in the name of democracy. Most governments check executive excesses through sister branches — the ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-09-15 19:00:30
<div><p>A Niger court on Tuesday released on bail from prison the head of a rights group who led opposition to the president's efforts to cling to power, his lawyer said.</p><p>The court of appeal in Niamey freed Marou Amadou, the head of the United Front for the ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-08-12 17:00:23
<div><p>Niger rights activist Marou Amadou has been placed in police custody and will face "new charges" after being jailed then released earlier this week, one of his lawyers said Wednesday.</p><p>"Marou Amadou has been placed in custody by the Niamey police because of new charges against him," Marc ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-08-11 23:00:23
<div><p>A Niger opposition chief was put back in prison Tuesday after being freed following his arrest for calling for protests against a new constitution extending the president's rule, his organisation said.</p><p>Earlier in the day, Niger police teargassed a crowd of political figures and human rights activists ...
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