2009.09.29: September 29, 2009: Headlines: COS - Guinea: Blogs - Guinea: Safety: Personal Web Site: Peace Corps Volunteer "Life in Guinea" writes: The good news is that the interior of the country is completely calm, and we PCVs are all safe and sound, so not to worry!
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2009.09.29: September 29, 2009: Headlines: COS - Guinea: Blogs - Guinea: Safety: Personal Web Site: Peace Corps Volunteer "Life in Guinea" writes: The good news is that the interior of the country is completely calm, and we PCVs are all safe and sound, so not to worry!
Peace Corps Volunteer "Life in Guinea" writes: The good news is that the interior of the country is completely calm, and we PCVs are all safe and sound, so not to worry!
"The village is the best place to be - not only is it extremely unlikely that any kind of demonstration would take place, but there are Guineans in every PC village that would guard their PCV with their life. Guinea's Independence day is October 2nd, this Friday, so we're keeping our fingers crossed that the peace up-country continues and that things calm down in Conakry."
Peace Corps Volunteer "Life in Guinea" writes: The good news is that the interior of the country is completely calm, and we PCVs are all safe and sound, so not to worry!
An Update
September 29, 2009
Caption: Guinean police arrest a protester in front of the biggest stadium in the capital Conakry during a protest banned by Guinea's ruling junta on September 28. The United States condemned Tuesday the "brazen and inappropriate use of force" by Guinea's ruling junta, after scores were killed in a crackdown on an opposition rally. Photo: AFP/File/Seyllou
You may have seen Guinea in the international news yesterday or today, unfortunately not for positive reasons. This past week demonstrations against President Moussa Dadis Camara (aka Dadis) began as it has become apparent that he will likely present himself as a candidate in the upcoming presidential elections (scheduled for 1/31/10). Twenty thousand people hit the streets of Labe (the regional capital of the Fouta Djallon) in a peaceful protest last Thursday, and yesterday over 50,000 protestors took to the Stade du 28 septembre (the main stadium) in Conakry. The protest yesterday did not remain calm after the military opened fire and used tear gas grenandes on the protestors. Eighty seven deaths have been reported, some of the candidates of opposition parties were injured, and four opposition candidates were arrested (three have since been released).
The good news is that the interior of the country is completely calm, and we PCVs are all safe and sound, so not to worry! The village is the best place to be - not only is it extremely unlikely that any kind of demonstration would take place, but there are Guineans in every PC village that would guard their PCV with their life. Guinea's Independence day is October 2nd, this Friday, so we're keeping our fingers crossed that the peace up-country continues and that things calm down in Conakry.
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