Thousands of people protested in cities across Kenya after a blogger critical of the government died in police custody.
Authorities had previously claimed that Albert Ojwang died from self-inflicted injuries, but an autopsy showed that he was likely killed by an assault; a police officer has been arrested.
Ojwang’s case has reignited long-running anger against police brutality in a country that has been roiled by anti-government protests in recent years.
At least 60 people were killed last year after demonstrators turned to Nairobi’s streets to criticize a contentious tax law. “We are on our own, and it’s becoming more dangerous,” a human rights activist told The Washington Post.
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