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Demonstrators shout slogans during a rally called by Senegal's new opposition coalition "F24 Movement of Vital Forces" to demand the release of detained Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and all political prisoners in Dakar, on October 27, 2023. The party of the main opponent Ousmane Sonko estimates the number of these political prisoners at over 1,000, while the Senegalese Minister of Justice puts the figure at 500.

Demonstrators shout slogans during a rally called by Senegal's new opposition coalition "F24 Movement of Vital Forces" to demand the release of detained Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and all political prisoners in Dakar, on October 27, 2023. The party of the main opponent Ousmane Sonko estimates the number of these political prisoners at over 1,000, while the Senegalese Minister of Justice puts the figure at 500.

Photo by CARMEN ABD ALI/AFP via Getty Images.

Senegalese Opposition Leader Ousmane Sonko Returns to Prison

Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko returns to prison following medical treatment amid hunger strike against "politically motivated charges."