East African Countries Face Broad Crackdown on Political Dissent

When thousands of young Kenyans converged across the nation this week to mark a year since scores of them were killed in protests, police were ready and opened fire, leaving at least 16 dead.

It was the latest sign of a broad crackdown on dissent across East Africa, where activists, protesters and opposition politicians from Tanzania to Uganda have been arrested, abducted, tortured or even killed to silence criticism.