US Edition‘He just wanted to play football': A family mourns a 15-year-old as Togo cracks down on protests
- Jacques Koami Koutoglo, a 15-year-old, died during protests in Togo, leaving his family in mourning.
- His uncle, Koutoglo Kossi Mawuli, expressed deep sadness, stating, "Jacques died for Togo."
- On June 26, the day of the protests, Jacques vanished and was later found with injuries.
- Mawuli emphasized, "This fight is for our children. For Jacques. For all of us.
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‘He just wanted to play football’: A family mourns a 15-year-old as Togo cracks down on protests
The family courtyard where Jacques Koami Koutoglo used to play football with his cousins in a working-class neighborhood in Togo's capital now sits silent. The ball he once kicked around lies deflated beside a bundle of firewood.
He just wanted to play football: A family mourns a 15-year-old as
LOME: The family courtyard where Jacques Koami Koutoglo used to play football with his cousins in a working-class neighborhood in Togo ‘s capital now sits silent. The ball he once kicked around lies deflated beside a bundle of firewood. “Jacques died for Togo,” his uncle, Koutoglo Kossi Mawuli, said quietly, eyes heavy with grief.
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'He just wanted to play football': A family mourns a 15-year-old as Togo cracks down on protests
A 15-year-old boy is one of several people who died during mass protests against constitutional changes that many fear will cement the Togo president's grip on power.
In the last few weeks, the repression has been forceful against the Togolese opponents: seven deaths, including two children, were recorded during the demonstrations on 26, 27 and 28 June; before, during the mobilizations on 6 and 7 June, the "security forces" allegedly used torture against the opponents. Rapper Aamron, a figure of the opposition, was arrested and forcibly detained in a psychiatric hospital, before being forced to make a video o…
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