A group of United Nations (UN) human rights experts called on Friday for an immediate end to the violence and repression of journalists, lawyers and demonstrators in Mozambique. The group is calling for urgent measures to be taken by the Mozambican government so that those responsible for the violence are investigated and prosecuted. "The violations of the right...
Threats to freedom of assembly in Mozambique have increased in recent years, as activists and community leaders demonstrating against injustice, government abuses or the high cost of living have faced police repression and many were arrested in 2023. This scenario is described by the organization Freedom...
Mozambican activists and political analysts say that the police had "concrete targets to shoot" during their brutal repression of the peaceful marches in honor of rapper Azagaia on Saturday, 18, and are surprised by the "criminal silence" of the justice system 48 hours later. The police injured civilians at the peaceful demonstration, which was turned violent by their "brutal and criminal actions",...