A Togolese opposition
leader is calling on women to go on a
weeklong sex strike to demand the freedom
of protesters detained ahead of elections in
the West African nation.
Police arrested about 120 opposition supporters
last week during clashes between protesters and
security forces, according to Togolese human
rights groups.
Government officials said all but eight had been
released, and those still detained were in
possession of knives.
"You don't go demonstrate with these," security
minister Damehane Yark said of the weapons.
Demonstrators have taken to the streets in the
capital of Lome for weeks to protest new electoral
reforms they say favor the ruling party ahead of
October's parliamentary elections. They are
seeking a repeal of changes to the electoral laws