Thousands gather to bury Niger student killed in protest

Record ID: 645361

  • Title: Thousands gather to bury Niger student killed in protest
  • Date: 17th April 2017
  • Summary: NIAMEY, NIGER (APRIL 17, 2017) (REUTERS) PEOPLE WALKING IN ROAD NEXT TO AMBULANCE CARRYING BODY OF STUDENT AMBULANCE DRIVING AND PEOPLE WALKING NEXT TO IT STUDENTS MARCHING VARIOUS OF STUDENTS IN LINE IN FRONT OF PRESIDENTIAL GUARD BUILDING AMBULANCE CARRYING BODY OF STUDENT IN FRONT OF NATIONAL GENDARMERIE BUILDING BODY LAID ON STRETCHER INSIDE AMBULANCE PEOPLE AROUND AMBULANCE TAKING PICTURES OF NATIONAL GENDARMERIE AMBULANCE DRIVING, PEOPLE WALKING (SOUNDBITE) (French) SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE SCHOOLS UNION OF NIGER, OUSAINI SAMBO, SAYING: "We feel pain. You have seen how the population of Niger, especially those from the Niamey community, wanted to give massive support alongside the unions, at this funeral. We are wounded by what happened and God willing, as of this Monday we will continue the struggle until the end."
  • Embargoed: 1st May 2017 18:42
  • Keywords: Niger protests student death funeral Niamey
  • Location: NIAMEY, NIGER
  • City: NIAMEY, NIGER
  • Country: Niger
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016CSF8EF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Thousands of students marched in Niger's capital Niamey on Monday (April 17) for the funeral of a student who died during a protest demanding the government return their subsidies and improve conditions.
    The demonstration last Monday (April 10) turned violent with police chasing students, about 80 of whom were injured in clashes. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd and students threw stones. Later that day authorities closed the campus leaving thousands homeless.
    Later in the week a video surfaced on social media of security forces beating a student which appeared to have been filmed and disseminated by the police themselves. Three policemen were arrested for the video, according to a statement read on national television last week.
    The campus was re-opened after the President Mahamaddou Issoufou held talks with the students' union representative on Saturday (April 15) and opened a dialogue between the union representatives and the prime minister the next day. But on Monday the students walked out of the talks and called for more protests.
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