Kenyan Activist Mwangi faces terror charges after protests
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Nearly a month after deadly anti-government protests shook the Kenyan capital, prominent human rights activist Boniface Mwangi is facing terrorism-related charges for his alleged role in the demonstrations.
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- Boniface Mwangi faces terror-related charges after anti-government protests in Nairobi. 6s
- Mwangi was arrested for his alleged role in protests where 19 people were killed. 11s
- Police say they seized unused tear gas canisters and a blank firearm cartridge from Mwangi's office. 23s
- Mwangi's arrest has sparked widespread online outrage and the hashtag Free Boniface Mwangi. 37s
- The protests were partly fuelled by the death of blogger Albert Ondrawang in police custody. 56s