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An illegal gold panner washes the soil to check as he looks for specks of gold, in Kibi area, southern Ghana on April 11, 2017.

Ghanaians are protesting against the activities of illegal gold miners which they say result in high pollution of the environment and the destruction of the landscape.

Photo by Cristina Aldehuela/AFP via Getty Images.

The Arrest of #StopGalamsey Protesters Calls Ghana’s Democratic Process Into Question

Activists and people on the ground have described the situation as a ploy to silence dissenting voices seeking immediate action for an environmental disaster related to galamsey, or illegal gold mining.