Cameroon: Police Use Brute Force Against Protesters

Opposition groups in Cameroon organised protests on Wednesday, 23 February 2011 to call for President Paul Biya to leave office. President Paul Biya, who is running for re-election later this year, has been in power for 28 years. Paul Biya's Special Intervention Brigade crushed the protest with brute force. Global Voices issues this report on how the police responded.