This Is The Story Behind The Images Of Police Brutality Coming Out Of Kenya
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Violent pictures from an electoral reform protest in Nairobi were shared widely on Tuesday morning. Here’s what happened. WARNING: This post contains violent images and videos.
Images of violent clashes between riot police and protesters in Nairobi, Kenya, were shared widely on Tuesday, with one image — taken by AP photographer Ben Curtis — of an officer apparently about to stamp on the head of a man with his head lying against the curb drawing particular attention.
Ben Curtis / AP
The photos were taken at an electoral reform demonstration on Monday, where one protester was pictured fleeing with blood pouring out of a gash on his forehead and running down his face as police fired tear gas and wielded truncheons.
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Ben Curtis / AP