Cops teargas Nobel laureate - Nigeria

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Lagos, Nigeria - Police fired teargas and arrested dozens of protesters including Nobel laureate author Wole Soyinka during an anti-government protest on Saturday in Nigeria's commercial capital.

Soyinka, an outspoken opponent of previous military regimes, has also been a vocal critic of President Olusegun Obasanjo's civilian government, describing it as an anarchic state in which normal government functions have been upended.

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1. Soyinka promises more protests after his arrest

The Nigerian Nobel prize-winning author Wole Soyinka has vowed to launch new anti-government protests after being tear-gassed and arrested by police in Lagos at the weekend.

"I was out with others to protest against the increasing dictatorship in this country," Mr Soyinka said after his release on Saturday.

He had gone out on to the streets with about 500 Nigerian human rights activists and civic leaders to protest against the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo, which they accuse of being "a civilian dictatorship".

Mr Soyinka, the leader of a pro-democracy coalition called the Citizens Forum, said he would participate in further demonstrations to press for sweeping changes, including election reforms and a new constitution.

Soyinka promises more protests after his arrest....