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Kenyan Tax Protests Erupt: Over 200 Injured, 100 Arrested, Rights Groups Report

During a protest on June 20, 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya, a demonstrator hurled a tear gas canister back at the police amidst outrage over proposed tax increases in a finance bill More than 200 were injured, and over 100 detained throughout Kenya in mass demonstrations against government tax hike proposals, according to human rights organizations. In a unified declaration late Thursday, five groups, such as Amnesty International, disclosed that riot police's violent crackdown, involving tear gas, water cannon, and rubber…

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