source: Whatsapp; Air Info; Aniamey; AFP; Le Sahel; Niger Inter; Actu (Niger)
actor1: Rioters (Niger)
actor2: Police Forces of Niger (2011-2021)
location: Niamey
notes: On 19 April 2020, a large number of residents (primarily youths) demonstrated in Niamey (Ville de Niamey, Niamey) against the closure of mosques and a ban on collective prayers imposed as coronavirus measures. The demonstrators burned tires, barricaded roads, vandalized public property and clashed with security forces who responded by firing tear gas and carrying out arrests. [size=large]