Two weeks on from the deaths of dozens of people at a football match in Nzérékoré on 1 December, the Guinean authorities must carry out an independent and impartial investigation into the causes of these deaths and guarantee the right to freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today. “The government’s current silence, coupled with a…

Responding to reports from Mozambican civil society groups that the death toll during protests has reached at least 110, with 34 people killed in the last week alone, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for East and Southern Africa, Khanyo Farise, said:  “Enough is enough. For more than 50 days, Mozambique’s Frelimo-led government has refused to end…

Authorities in Angola must hold police officers accountable for killing, injuring or traumatizing dozens of people during protests between November 2020 and June 2023, Amnesty International said in a new report. Police must also stop attacking protesters and respect and uphold everyone’s right to freedom of assembly.  The report, Broken promises: protesters caught between tear…

Responding to the apparent police killings of seven people amid post-election protests in Nampula on 13 November 2024, Amnesty International Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Khanyo Farisè, said:  “The situation in Mozambique gets worse every day as the death toll spirals, yet the Southern African Development Community remains shockingly silent. Regardless of…

Ahead of a major opposition march planned for 7 November in Maputo following disputed elections, Mozambique’s Frelimo-led government must halt its violent and widespread crackdown on human rights and respect everyone’s rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, Amnesty International said.  The crisis in Mozambique is the country’s worst crackdown on protests in…

Responding to attacks on protesters and journalists during nationwide demonstrations following Mozambique’s disputed election, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Khanyo Farisè, said:    “Mozambique’s authorities must immediately halt their escalating assault on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Across the country, police have cracked down on opposition protests…