Eighteen citizens were arrested on Monday (21) in Nampula province for their involvement in the protests against electoral fraud and the murder of Elvino Dias and Paulo Guambe. Indicted for disturbing public order, the individuals were arrested in the districts of Mogovolas, Eráti and the city of Nampula, according to information shared by the PRM. One of the accused,...
The government spokesman said today in Maputo that there were no shots fired by the Security Defense Forces (FDS) at journalists during protests in Maputo city center yesterday. Filimão Suaze said this despite the possibility of press personnel having been shot at during their work. In the view of the spokesman for the...
The results of the general elections held on October 9 will be announced by the National Electoral Commission on October 24, government spokesman Filimão Suaze confirmed today. As far as anyone knew or expected, the announcement would take place between the 24th and 25th, but Suaze dispelled any doubts. At the time, he urged...
In Maputo today, Renamo condemned all the acts of repression perpetrated by the Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) against defenseless citizens protesting against electoral fraud and the murder of Elvino Dias and Paulo Guambe. The party spokesman said that citizens were treated brutally when they were fighting for equal rights. "This brutality does not...
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) issued a new statement on Tuesday (22) about the general elections that took place on October 9 and, in a clear and direct manner, says that the results were rigged in some regions of the country. In the second communication released by the mission and to which the...
On Monday, presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane accused the Defense and Security Forces (FDS), the government and the Frelimo party of being "the real terrorists". He was speaking to journalists during protests against alleged electoral fraud and in repudiation of the murder of lawyer and trustee Elvino Dias and the spokesman for the Podemos party,...
Renamo is one of the political parties that gave Frelimo the most headaches, at least until the sixth General Elections, but the results of the ballot held on October 9 show a completely different scenario. Partridge may have had the worst result in history, apparently due to internal disagreements. Regardless...
The young man shot by the Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) on Monday afternoon (21) in Maputo, following demonstrations against electoral fraud and the murder of lawyer Elvino Dias and Podemos spokesman Paulo Guambe, has died. After shooting him, the police carried his body and deposited it in the...
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) will remain on Mozambican soil to monitor "the next phases of the electoral process", according to a statement from the observers. However, it says it will publish a final report, "including its assessment and recommendations for improving the electoral framework". The EU EOM claims to have found fraud...
The Renamo district office was surrounded this Sunday (20) by two vehicles of the Mozambique Republic Police, with heavily armed officers. The reasons for this "surveillance" are scarce, but according to a publication in the Diário da Zambézia, the action was aimed at prohibiting a possible march, because the period is allegedly not advisable. In fact, this siege began...