Two people were killed today by agents of the Rapid Intervention Unit in the Nicuadala district of Zambezia province, according to the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD). The non-governmental organization has yet to provide more information on the case, including the motives behind the shootings. However, information available to MZNews indicates that...
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MISA condemns the shooting of a reporter by the UIR and says the use of lethal force is "unacceptable"
Misa Mozambique, a non-governmental organization (NGO) that defends press freedom, has condemned the shooting of a reporter from SPM TV, a local broadcaster that broadcasts in digital format, by agents from the Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR). The case took place on December 14, when the police fired on people attending the funeral...
UIR agents accused of murdering civilians in Cabo Delgado and abandoning the bodies out in the open
Agents from the Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR) are accused of murdering three civilians, including a teacher, for refusing to hand over their cell phones, recently (on Friday the 9th), in the town of Mocímboa da Praia, in Cabo Delgado province. "... the three victims were questioned by UIR agents in the Pamunda neighborhood, for...
Cabo Delgado: Commander fires shots to contain tempers between FADM and UIR members
A commander of the National Defense Forces deployed to the northern operational theater in Cabo Delgado province was forced to fire to contain tempers on Friday between a member of the Armed Forces and Defense of Mozambique (FADM) and a police officer from the Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR). The shooting took place near the barracks of the...
TSU: UIR members unhappy with the "biggest scam". Posts supposedly abandoned
While members of the opposition point the finger at the Mozambican government for swindling civil servants by applying the Single Wage Table (TSU), considered the "biggest scam" by António Muchanga, a Renamo MP in one of the recent parliamentary sessions, members of the Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR) on the front line in the fight against terrorism...