On Thursday, October 3, hundreds of people gather in Accra to protest and call for the quick release of 53 demonstrators from Democracy Hub who were detained during last week’s anti-galamsey demonstration.
The goal of the three-day protest, which runs until October 5, is to draw attention to the continuous harm that illicit mining, or galamsey as it is known locally, is causing to the environment.
Participants in the protest march will follow a route allowed by the police, starting from Legon Okponglo and ending at Black Star Square.
The approved route passes by important sites such the Airport Traffic Light, Shiashie, Shangri-La, Okponglo Traffic Light, Legon Stadium, and National Service Secretariat before arriving at Independence Square, Parliament, and the Electoral Commission Office.
There are a lot of police officers in the neighborhood to make sure of a peaceful protest.
