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Supostos “Naparamas” morrem em confronto com a Polícia
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Alleged "Naparamas" die in confrontation with police

Five men alleged to be "Naparamas" were shot dead by the police yesterday in Angoche, after an alleged confrontation with the police. According to a report in "O País", which quotes the Police of the Republic of Mozambique, the "Naparamas" intended to kill government leaders in that part of Nampula province. They left the district of...

OAM denuncia “normalização” da violência cometida pelos agentes da polícia em Moçambique
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OAM denounces "normalization" of violence committed by police officers in Mozambique

The Human Rights Commission of the Mozambican Bar Association (CDH-OAM) has strongly condemned the "normalization" of structural violence and the illegalities committed by the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) and its operational units, including the Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR) and the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC). In a statement, quoted by the...

Joaquim Sive reconhece má actuação da polícia nas manifestações
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Joaquim Sive recognizes poor police performance at demonstrations

The recently appointed Commander General of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique, Joaquim Adriano Sive, recognizes that in some cases the police performed badly when dealing with civilians during the post-election protests. "If there were issues like that, which it seems to me that in some cases we didn't do very well, the job from now on is to improve our performance,...

Membro do CC da Frelimo defende reformas na polícia
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Frelimo CC member defends police reforms

Arlindo Chilundo, a member of FRELIMO's central committee, defends reforms in the Mozambican police in order to deal with violence in the best possible way. According to Chilundo, institutional reform goes beyond methods of handling firearms and encompasses issues of defending human rights and freedoms. In an interview with DW...

Nampula: Partido PODEMOS acusa a polícia de ter morto mais de 60 pessoas
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Nampula: PODEMOS party accuses police of killing more than 60 people

The Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS), which supports the presidential candidacy of Venâncio Mondlane, accuses the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) of fatally shooting 64 people in the northern province of Nampula during demonstrations that have been taking place since October 21. Speaking yesterday, Thursday (19), the...