Tag: Protest
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🇲🇿 At Least 10 Shot Dead in Mozambique Post-Election Protests
At least 10 people were shot dead and another 63 injured by gunfire during post-election protests in Mozambique last week, medical associations said on Wednesday, as the country braced for further demonstrations. Protests broke out before and after Mozambique’s electoral commission announced that ruling party Frelimo had won an Oct. 9 poll, extending its 49…
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Mozambique police clash with opposition protesters after disputed election
Mozambique police on Monday fired teargas at protesters in the capital Maputo who had gathered at the scene where two opposition party figures were shot dead on Saturday after a disputed election. The full results of Mozambique’s Oct. 9 national election are expected this week, with early results showing that the ruling party Frelimo is…
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US military base deal draws protests from Chagos Island residents
Islanders who had to leave their distant Indian Ocean home for a U.S. military base half a century ago protested outside the U.K. Parliament on Monday. Critics claim that the government is giving up control over a British territory. This agreement has left displaced residents unsure about their ability to return home. They argue that…
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Mozambique headed for crucial elections amid jihadist insurgency and drought-induced hunger
Mozambicans will vote this week for a new president who many hope will bring peace to an oil- and gas-rich northern province that has been ravaged by a jihadist insurgency for nearly seven years. Close to 17 million voters will vote for the next president, alongside 250 members of parliament and provincial assemblies, on Wednesday.…
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Thousands Protest in Accra Against Illegal Mining, Demand Government Action
Thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Accra last week, demanding an end to illegal mining practices, locally known as ‘Galamsey’, which have devastated large swathes of Ghana’s environment. The demonstrations, which took place from Thursday through Saturday, reflect growing public frustration with the government’s perceived inaction on the issue. Protesters vowed to maintain pressure…
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Families of jailed Tunisians call on ICC to look into claims of migrant abuse, political persecution
Families and lawyers of imprisoned Tunisian opposition figures implored the International Criminal Court on Tuesday to probe alleged rights violations against migrants in the country. In a statement, lawyer Rodney Dixon said, ‘Black African migrants are facing brutal and heartless treatment at the hands of the Tunisian authorities…Countless migrants report similar experiences of arbitrary arrest…
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Ghana’s opposition NDC stages protests over alleged voter roll irregularities
Ghana’s biggest opposition party held nationwide protests in regional capitals across the country Tuesday demanding an audit of the voter roll for the general election set for December. “We are not asking for a big favor from the electoral commission, we are demanding our right to free and fair elections,” Johnson Asiedu-Nketiah, the chairman of…
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SADC should speak out’: Zimbabwe activists face crackdown ahead of summit
Police flood Harare’s streets in anticipation of protests on the eve of the Southern African Development Community meeting. On the morning of August 7, four masked men tried to break into the offices of Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC), a network of opposition groups. Inside the Harare building, three staff members scampered to hide as…
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Nigeria detains tailors who made Russian flags for anti-government protests
Nigeria has detained some tailors for making Russian flags that were waved during anti-government protests this week in northern states, the state secret police said. The Department of State Services (DSS) also said in a post on X that it had detained some of the tailors’ “sponsors”, without elaborating. It said an investigation was ongoing.…
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