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Gabon: The Invisible Revolt Posted By Julie Owono On 4 February 2011 @ 13:02 pm In Cyber-Activism,English,Feature,Freedom of Speech,French,Gabon,Governance,Human Rights,International Relations,Photos,Politics,Protest,Video,Youth | 7 Comments This post is part of our special coverage on Gabon Unrest 2011 [1] Protests in Gabon have failed to make a dent in the international news cycle as all eyes are still turned towards the Egyptian crisis. Mohamed Keita of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) was wondering if fake news wasn't drawing real censorship [2] in Gabon, as he discussed the closing of the first private Gabonese TV channel, TV+. According to Keita, the overreaction by the Ali Bongo's government is a sign of a deeper concern: what was considered ridiculous by Ali Bongo and his partisans before seems to have created subtantial political turmoil in this little West African nation. The rhetorical strategy of Bongo's camp seems to consist of the total denial of the opposition party, National Union. Sekou Oumar Doumbia [3], a Bongo partisan, writes on Ali Bongo's Facebook page [4]: Continuez de travailler et laissez les ridicules rêver. Keep on working and let the ridiculous people dream on. Nevertheless, the situation appears more complicated. In the last five days, the country has witnessed civil unrest. But IQ4New [5]s, a columnist style magazine website dedicated to African related issues, noticed [6] that protests in Gabon have gone largely unnoticed by the media because of the focus on Egypt. Mass Protests in Libreville and the UNDP Building Attack Thanks to locally based activists, there has a been some coverage of protests; they have also been advertised through different social networks. Last Saturday 29 January, 2011, a demonstration was organised at Carrefour Rio in Libreville, Gabon's capital city. More than 2,000 of opposition leader Mba Obame's partisans went to protest against Ali Bongo's government and faced public security forces. http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/manifr Demonstration, Carrefour Rio in Libreville, 29 January, 2011 This demonstration was followed by violent clashes between Mba Obame's partisans and Ali Bongo's Police forces, who were trapped by groups of demonstrators in slums near the place where the demonstration started. The same day, military forces were ordained to attack the United Nations Program for Development (UNDP) building in Libreville, where Mba Obame and his Government sought asylum. Camarade, a Gabonese activist, posted on his blog [8] [fr] pictures showing some victims of the attack: http://medias.lepost.fr/ill/2011/01/29/h-20-2387493-1296317466. Opposition protestor after UNDP attack on 29 January, 2011 (c) Camarade on LePost Voice of the Gabonese People (La voix du Peuple Gabonais LVDPG) reports on its website [9] [fr] that 2,000 further people demonstrated in Bitam [10] [fr], in the north of the country on Monday 31 January, 2011. On the same site, it is said that riots occured in many districts [11] [fr] of Libreville on 2nd February. In Atong Abè, one policeman was wounded. Franklin [12] explains on Twitter : Gabon: Crise politique:Soulèvements populaires en cours; quartiers pauvres de Nkembo, Cocotiers, Gare-routière, Atong Abè. Un blessé grave. Gabon: Political crisis: Uprising of the people happening now; poor districts of Nkembo, Cocotiers, Gare-Routière, Atong Abè. One serious wounded. >((((((((( Follow this link for more: >http://globalvoicesonline.org/specialcoverage/gabon-unrest-2011/))))))))) > > >Any rights not expressly granted herein are >reserved. 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