source: Togoweb; Togo Top News; Togo Online
actor1: Rioters (Togo)
actor2: N/A
location: Lome
notes: On 2 April 2020, a group of prisoners demonstrated in the prison of Lome city (Golfe, Maritime) against the decision of the government to free 1048 prisoners in the context of the fight against the coronavirus. They denounced the number of freed prisoners as too low, and complained about their detention conditions. They attacked and damaged the building of the prison and blocked the main entrance. [size=no report]