Equatorial Guinea: Family of opposition leader arrested

The wife and brother of the of an opposition party leader in Equatorial Guinea were arrested in the capital Malabo in the early hours of 20 May 2013. They are being held incommunicado, apparently to pressure the opposition leader to hand himself in. Another 10 people remain in incommunicado detention following arrests on or around 15 May in connection with a planned demonstration.

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