Overview

• Police reported at least ten fatalities and 87 injuries, while state television cited by Reuters said 14 people were killed.
• Hospitals near the protest site described emergency rooms filled with wounded people following the confrontation.
• The communications minister said officers used water cannon, batons, tear gas and rubber bullets as crowds advanced.
• Demonstrators rallied against platform restrictions and broader corruption grievances, with some pushing toward the parliament complex where access is restricted.
• The government last week ordered a blockade of 26 services, including Facebook, YouTube and X, after a registration deadline lapsed, following earlier curbs on Telegram and a past TikTok ban.