The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) arrested 70 demonstrators this Friday during protest marches against the results of the sixth local elections in Mozambique, police authorities said. Of this number of arrests, 60 took place in the city of Nampula, four in Nacala Porto, both in northern Mozambique, another four in Maputo, and two...
As part of the street demonstrations on March 18 this year, the Public Prosecutor's Office has opened 14 criminal cases, four of which against members of the Mozambique Republic Police (PRM) and 10 among the demonstrators. The Public Prosecutor, Beatriz Buchili, made it clear in parliament today that demonstrating is a right...
The United Nations Secretary-General's envoy to Mozambique, Mirko Manzoni, says that the police have to take responsibility if their violent conduct in the face of the demonstrations is proven, but called for the investigations to be concluded. "It's clear that we have two different positions. On the one hand, the opposition is saying that there is violence...
Work on the extraction and processing of heavy sand derivatives in the Chibuto district, in Gaza province, is at a standstill due to demonstrations by local citizens who are demanding payment for improvements agreed to when the land was transferred. The protesters are demanding compensation of 12,000 meticais for improvements. The workers...
Mozambique on Wednesday lived again under threats of public demonstrations, and the authorities mobilized the Republic Police to control the spirits of vendors of the Fish Market who demand fair fees. The Fish Market, on the Maputo waterfront, is one of the city's main tourist attractions. Wielding placards chanting demands, under...
Although in some neighborhoods the atmosphere is relatively calm, there are areas where there were registered demonstrations, riots and even burning of tires on public roads, according to images posted on social networks. In Matola, for example, in the passage of the White House, the road was blocked and tires were burned...