Tag Archives: Arise Ghana

Pressure group, Arise Ghana, has appealed to Government to suspend the implementation of the new utility tariffs in the interest of consumers. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, the Group described the announced increment as harsh, saying it would bring untold hardships to the ordinary people. Their call follows an …

The number of police officers who were injured during the first day of the Arise Ghana demonstration increased from twelve (12) to fifteen (15), the Police have announced in a statement on Thursday, June 30.   All the officers are being treated at the Police Hospital with two undergoing emergency …

The Lawyers for Arise Ghana demonstrators say they cannot trace the whereabouts of protestors who were arrested on the first day of the march. According to the group of lawyers, the police have refused to give them access to their clients telling them it is an ‘order from above’. The …

The Ghana Police Service have arrested one person for possessing a pistol at day two of the ongoing Arise Ghana demonstration. The man, who surrendered after he was caught with the weapon, has been sent to the Police station for further interrogations.   Meanwhile, leaders of the demonstration have asked …

At least 29 demonstrators were arrested on Tuesday (June 28) after clashing with the police in Accra, an official statement said. Under the sponsorship of Arise Ghana, the demonstration turned violent when protesters pelted the police with stones and various other objects following a standoff over the route to take. …

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three protesters of the ongoing demonstration by the pressure group, Arise Ghana. The three were allegedly picked up for their involvement in the tension that has characterized the demonstration.   Attack on Police in the Ongoing Arise Ghana Demonstration What a shame, we were …

Information reaching MyGhanaMedia.com indicate that Police personnel fired tear gas on agitated Arise Ghana protestors during their demonstration at the Obra Spot near the Kwame Nkrumah interchange. It is unclear what sparked the chaos at the scene, but some protestors pelted stones at the police and their vehicles. Police have …

The Government’s spokesperson on Governance and Security, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah says the leadership of the Arise Ghana must return to the negotiation table with the Ghana Police on their impending demonstration. The Ghana Police Service, unsatisfied with the modus operandi for the impending demonstration by the Arise Ghana group have dragged …

The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court has partially granted an application from the Ghana Police Service to restrain and prohibit Arise Ghana from embarking on a demonstration which sought to end at 10 pm. The police per the motion sought the court’s intervention not to allow the intended …

The Ghana Police Service has filed a case at the court seeking a determination of the time and location of pressure group, Arise Ghana’s intended demonstration. The Service said this has become necessary due to “the lack of agreement between the Police and the organisers on the time and location …