Student Protestors Killed by Police in Lesotho
On June 16, two unnamed students were killed by the Lesotho Mounted Police Service during a protest against the recent reduction of student grants at the National University of Lesotho. Student activists alleged that the Lesotho police fired fatal shots into the group of protestors without warning and wounded numerous others. The demonstration was organized by students after the National Manpower Development Secretariat cut students' monthly stipends by more than 50 percent.