在与选举有关的示威之后, 象牙海岸监狱关押了26名反对派抗议者。 Ivory Coast jails 26 opposition protesters after election-related demonstrations.

在10月11日大规模示威反对将关键候选人排除在10月25日总统选举之外后, 象牙海岸法院判处26名反对派抗议者三年有期徒刑。 A court in Ivory Coast has sentenced 26 opposition protesters to three years in prison after a large October 11 demonstration against the exclusion of key candidates from the October 25 presidential election. 导致至少237人被捕的抗议活动是由于前总理蒂贾内·蒂亚姆和前总统洛朗·巴博因公民身份规则而被取消资格而引发的。 The protest, which led to at least 237 arrests, was sparked by the disqualification of former prime minister Tidjane Thiam and former president Laurent Gbagbo, both barred due to citizenship rules. 另有数以百计的人仍被拘留候审,定于10月22日进行更多的听证。 Hundreds of others remain in custody awaiting trial, with more hearings scheduled for October 22. 反对派指责政府操纵选举过程, 以确保总统阿拉萨内·瓦塔拉的第四任任期。 The opposition accuses the government of manipulating the electoral process to secure President Alassane Ouattara’s fourth term.