Members of the Mozambican military patrol the streets of the capital a day after a “nationwide shutdown” towards the election end result, in Maputo, Mozambique, on November 8, 2024. | Photograph credit score: Reuters
Human Rights Watch (HRW) mentioned on Friday (November 8, 2024) that no less than 30 folks have been killed in Mozambique in practically three weeks of repression of protests over a disputed presidential election.
“A minimum of 30 folks had been killed between October 19 and November 6 inclusive all through the nation,” HRW mentioned. AFP.
The dying toll doesn’t embody violence on Nov. 7, when police and troopers dispersed hundreds of protesters within the capital, Maputo.
The southern African nation has been rocked by violence for the reason that Frelimo celebration, which has been in energy for nearly 50 years, received the Oct. 9 election with greater than 70% of the vote.
President Filipe Nyusi is predicted to step down early subsequent yr, on the finish of his two-term restrict, and hand energy to Daniel Chapo.
Main opposition candidate Venancio Mondlane, backed by the Podemos celebration, got here second within the presidential race, with 20% of the vote, however mentioned the outcomes had been “false.”
Utilizing social media, Mondlane rallied his followers on the streets to reveal towards the outcomes, resulting in clashes with police and troopers.
Within the largest demonstration but, a number of thousand folks marched in Maputo on Thursday, some throwing stones and establishing barricades earlier than being dispersed by safety officers.
Town’s largest hospital, Maputo Central Hospital, mentioned on Friday it had recorded three deaths on account of that protest alone.
“He additionally handled 66 injured folks, 4 of whom had been in severe situation,” spokesman Dino Lopes informed reporters.
A neighborhood NGO, the Middle for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD), mentioned it had recorded 34 folks killed as of November 7.
“What started as a name for electoral justice has remodeled right into a brutal show of state repression,” CDD mentioned.
Safety forces didn’t instantly affirm the dying toll however had been on account of tackle reporters afterward Friday.
Printed – Nov 08, 2024 10:08 pm IST
