These tensions have been around for decades. But in 2016, a wave of largely peaceful protests swept Anglophone Cameroon – and the government of Paul Biya, who has been in power since 1982, cracked down hard. Activists were arrested. Some were shot.pic.twitter.com/7oiqYnQ1cH
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The government denies burning villages. Issa Tchiroma Bakary, Cameroon’s Minister of Communication, told us: “Why would our defence forces burn villages, when their responsibility is to protect them?”
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Government forces are also accused of torture. We were sent this video of a captive being brutally beaten by men in uniform. They shout, “you’ve killed gendarmes, no?” Our analysis puts this outside the military police station in a village called Nkongle.pic.twitter.com/8l1FnKbYON
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The Cameroonian government says it is aware of this incident and is investigating it. “If…soldiers are found guilty of such behaviour,” said Mr Bakary, Minister of Communications, “they would be court-martialled immediately.”
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Separatists have also been accused of some abuses – including attacks on civilians thought to be working with the government. These images, provided by
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This conflict has already had a devastating impact on civilians. At least 20,000 have fled across the border into Nigeria. The UN estimates that another 160,00 are displaced with Cameroon. Many, like the people in this video, are still hiding in the forest.pic.twitter.com/2eOpCYpAEP
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Watch our full investigation here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct_SLnAGDuM&t=17s …
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