{"id":120532,"date":"2021-04-28T11:54:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T03:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=120532"},"modified":"2021-04-28T11:54:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T03:54:45","slug":"eu-condemns-reported-crackdown-on-protesters-against-military-rule-in-chad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=120532","title":{"rendered":"EU condemns reported crackdown on protesters against military rule in Chad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/EU-Sanctions.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/EU-Sanctions-696x398.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BRUSSELS, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; The European Union condemns alleged suppression of protests against the military rule in Chad, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier on Tuesday, five people were reported to have died in clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers in the capital city N\u2019Djamena and southern regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe EU decisively condemns the suppression of manifestations in Chad. The freedom of speech and assembly must be guaranteed. The security forces\u2019 actions must be balanced,\u201d Borrell said in a statement, stressing the need to restore the constitutional order as soon as possible and hold a credible and inclusive election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the death of President Idriss Deby right after his reelection earlier in the month, the authority over the country is now vested in the transitional military council headed by the late president\u2019s son, Lt. Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After dissolving the government and the parliament, the military announced that the transition period would last a year and a half and be followed by an election.<strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several opposition figures took issue with the military\u2019s proposal and called for restoring the constitution, urging their supporters to take to the streets. The military declared such protests to be illegal.<span style=\"background-color: rgb(232, 234, 235);\"><b> &#8212;\u00a0NNN-AGENCIES<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRUSSELS, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; The European Union condemns alleged suppression of protests against the military rule in Chad, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. Earlier on Tuesday, five people were reported to have died in clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers in the capital city N\u2019Djamena and southern regions. \u201cThe EU decisively [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":120534,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[213,209],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120532"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=120532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/120534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=120532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=120532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=120532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}