Since the start of the demonstrations two months ago, more than 110 people have been shot dead by the Mozambican police, according to civil society figures. In recent days there have been reports of lifeless bodies abandoned in the cities of Maputo and Matola, one of which is that of a driver for the Mozambican Bar Association....
Police authorities shot dead five people and arrested a sixth in Emalahleni (formerly Witbank) in Mpumalanga this morning, suspected of carrying out robberies at automated teller machines (ATMs). Hawks spokesperson Katlego Mogale said the information was operationalized, leading the team to Schoongezicht, where the group would be...
The Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD), a Mozambican non-governmental organization (NGO), has filed a complaint with the Attorney General's Office (PGR) against the General Command of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique and the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC), accusing police officers of having caused the deaths of 65 people. According to...
The Central Hospital of Nampula (HCN), the largest health unit in northern Mozambique, has confirmed that three bodies were found to be lifeless and 30 injured as a result of the events of last Wednesday's (27) demonstration, when the circulation of vehicles was paralyzed in compliance with the call by presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane. According to a publication on the...
A group of protesters set fire to the Mangungo Mete police station in Inhassoro district, Inhambane province, after the police shot two young men during the demonstration. According to our findings, in addition to the police station, the demonstrators set fire to a vehicle, an AKM firearm and police uniforms. An officer...
The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) have just shot dead a young man during a peaceful demonstration at the Zimpeto wholesale market, the largest in Maputo. According to a report in Canalmoz, the demonstrators had built a grave for Daniel Chapo and the police became enraged and opened fire on the...
A man of Chinese nationality was arrested by the police after he tried to shoot at a group of demonstrators who intercepted his car to stop him from driving away, according to "O País". The incident took place in downtown Maputo City, on 25 de Setembro and Filipe Samuel Magaia avenues. The demonstrators surrounded the...
On Eduardo Mondlane Avenue, a Mozambican police armored car ran over two people near the end point in Maputo city. According to images shared on social media, the car was traveling at high speed with the aim of dispersing the demonstrators who had occupied the Eduardo Mondlane road. Another woman was run over on Avenida...
An agent from the Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR) deployed to maintain order during the protests in Maputo city on Friday did not escape the effects of tear gas fired by other agents to disperse the population. The officer, who did not want to be identified, confirmed that the police were in fact the ones provoking the...
Today, the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) dispersed hundreds of demonstrators who were singing the national anthem on their knees, near the statue of Eduardo Mondlane, in the Alto Maé neighborhood, along Avenida Eduardo Mondlane. The situation caused the pro-Venâncio Mondlane demonstrators, who are contesting the...