Tuesday, February 19, 2013

General Strike in Guinea Over Election Fixing Accusations

A nation wide strike began in Guinea, on Tuesday.

Some neighborhoods saw clashes with police, and arrests were made.

The strike was called for by opposition groups who say that the upcoming elections are already been fixed.

They accuse the government of fixing the date of the vote to make it difficult for people to vote as well as selectively editing who can vote in the election.

May 12's vote would be the first parliamentary election in over a decade.

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