The ongoing assault against journalism in Mozambique took a shocking new turn when the independent weekly newspaper Canal de Moçambique was petrol-bombed. The attack came four days after the newspaper published an investigative story alleging unethical procurement by politically connected individuals and senior government officials at the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy.
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Mozambique:
Mozambique Reels From Repeated Attacks On Press Freedom
IPS, 4 September 2020
While Mozambique was recently rattled by an arson attack on a local media organisation, experts say that it’s only a part of a worrying pattern of continuous attacks on the media… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Media Crackdown Continues
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings, 3 September 2020
Canal de Mocambique was firebombed on Sunday 23 August. Attackers broke through two security doors, stole computers, then sprayed petrol around the office and set fire to it. Canal… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Journalists Not Banned From Covering Cabo Delgado War
AIM, 1 September 2020
There is no ban on journalists covering the war against islamist terrorists in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi declared on Monday. Read more »
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Mozambique:
Unprecedented Arson Attack On Canal Media Must Be Promptly Investigated
AI London, 31 August 2020
The ongoing assault against journalism in Mozambique took a shocking new turn on 23 August when a media house was petrol-bombed, Amnesty International said today, as it released a… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Despite Arson, Canal De Mocambique Staff Back At Work
AIM, 25 August 2020
Despite Sunday night’s arson attack against the Maputo offices of the independent weekly “Canal de Mocambique”, the paper’s staff were back at work on Monday, improvising a… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Arsonists Torch Office of Independent Newspaper Canal De Moçambique in Mozambique
CPJ, 24 August 2020
Authorities in Mozambique should conduct a quick and thorough investigation into the arson attack on Canal de Moçambique, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Read more »
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Mozambique:
Misa Condemns Attack On Independent Weekly
AIM, 24 August 2020
The Mozambican chapter of the regional press freedom body, MISA (Media Institute of Southern Africa), has strongly condemned the arson attack against the premises of the… Read more »
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Critics say donor countries and international organizations are propping up a corrupt government that’s leaving millions of Mozambicans mired in poverty. The government is accused … Read more »
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Southern African heads of state and government have issued a post-summit communique committing themselves to supporting Mozambique in addressing “terrorism and violent attacks” but … Read more »
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Human Rights Watch has expressed serious concerns about a wave of arbitrary arrests, including the involvement of the military in interrogations that take place in the absence of … Read more »
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The introduction by Mozambican authorities of exorbitant media accreditation fees is an assault on freedom of the press and a blatant attempt to clamp down on journalists, media … Read more »
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