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Human rights organizations, lobby groups, youth, and survivors of this year’s abductions have announced that Monday’s planned nationwide demonstrations against continued abductions and enforced disappearances will proceed as scheduled in all 47 counties. They argue that the protests are aimed at pushing the state to release those believed to have been abducted, end the arrests, and address the gen z demands issued in June.
Activists plan to hold nationwide demos on Monday over abductions
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