BTU condemns harassment, arrest and detention of its members

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At Botswana Teachers Union (BTU), 14th June 2023 will go down in history as one of the darkest days in our country’s history.

On this day, which was just two days before the ‘Day of the African Child’, commonly known as ‘June 16’, two of our members were harassed, arrested and detained by the Mochudi Police while holding a peaceful trade union meeting at Phaphane Primary School.

The members were detained in intolerable conditions, and later released without a charge.

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