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Equatorial Guinea Police Beat, Arrest Two Men After Complaints

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC · How we work

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Equatorial Guinea police beat and arrested Ahmed Soliman and Samson Birhane on September 11, 2026.
Officers hooded, bound, struck the men with guns and shoved them down stairs.
The two detainees were later transferred to a prison in Malabo.
Human rights groups say the beatings retaliated against detainees who reported conditions.
Hotel Bamy on Malabo’s outskirts detains roughly 30 U.S. deportees under 24/7 armed guard with limited medical care.

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Equatorial Guinea police beat and arrested Ahmed Soliman and Samson Birhane on September 11, 2026.
Officers hooded, bound, struck the men with guns and shoved them down stairs.
The two detainees were later transferred to a prison in Malabo.
Human rights groups say the beatings retaliated against detainees who reported conditions.
Hotel Bamy on Malabo’s outskirts detains roughly 30 U.S. deportees under 24/7 armed guard with limited medical care.