The Maputo City Council this morning called on society not to join the street demonstrations called by PODEMOS presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane. Speaking at a press conference aimed at addressing the impact of the demonstrations in Maputo city, Mayor Rasaque Manhique stressed that the streets should not be taken over by the demonstrations,...
The movement "In Defence of the Right to Freedom of Association" repudiates the accusations by the Ministry of National Defence (MDN) that Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are supporting and financing the wave of post-election demonstrations called by the independent presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane. The movement is made up of around 180 entities, including CSOs/NGOs and...
The electoral platform Decide reported that 76 people died and 240 were injured in Mozambique during the 41 days of demonstrations called by presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane on October 24 against what he called "electoral fraud" and to restore the "will of the people". According to a VOA publication, citing a report released by...
The independent presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, today called for seven more days of demonstrations against the results of the October 9 elections. According to Mondlane, this fourth stage of the protests will begin next Wednesday, December 4, and will last until next Wednesday, December 11. The demonstrations were...
The Defense and Security Forces (FDS) claim that the right to demonstrate is being used by moral authors to create disorder in the country. According to a report in the newspaper "O País", the information came after a meeting between the interior and defense ministers. According to the FDS, "these demonstrations have been supported...
On Friday (29), Mozambique held the third and final day of the new round of protests called by presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane to contest the results of the October 9 general elections. According to an RFI report, the third and final day of demonstrations was once again marked by police violence in some areas of...
The 29-year-old woman hit by an armored car belonging to the Mozambican Armed Forces on Wednesday in Maputo city, during the demonstrations, is out of danger. The information was provided by the director of the Emergency Department at Maputo Central Hospital, Dino Lopes, who explained that the patient arrived in a serious and unconscious state,...
Lawyer Custódio Duma has demanded that the Attorney General's Office (PGR) open a serious and independent investigation into Wednesday's events and all other recent reports of police violence. In a letter submitted to the PGR yesterday, the lawyer and first President of the National Human Rights Commission calls on the...
The vandalization of the police station in Inhassoro, Inhambane province, has put the South African oil company on high alert. Sasol is seen as responsible for the poverty levels in the districts of Inhassoro and Vilankulo, where it has been exploiting gas since 2004. The local population is not feeling the benefits of the...
The first day of the third phase of the fourth stage of the post-election demonstrations, called by Venâncio Mondlane, the presidential candidate supported by the Podemos party, resulted in three deaths by police firing and several injuries. According to a publication in the CIP Elections Bulletin, the three deaths were caused by police gunfire in the city of Nampula. There are also...