The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has confirmed a total of 65 fatalities in connection with a series of protests that took place across the country in the second half of the year.
In a report released on Thursday, IPOA found that most of the deaths were linked mainly to police actions during crowd control operations, as well as incidents during the protests.
Furthermore, the authority recorded 342 injuries to civilians and 171 injuries to police officers between June 17 and July 7, 2025.
Of the 65 fatalities, IPOA said it was only notified of five, as required by law.