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Journalists in Mozambique detained for covering post election protests

Date:
13 November 2024
Place:
Mozambique
Fact-check:
Verified
Reference:
IAWRT-00264

Arrest and Detention

South African journalists Bongani Siziba and Sbonelo Mkhasibe as well as Mozambican reporter Charles Mangwiro were arrested and detained on November 13 for reporting on public demonstrations against alleged election fraud in the country’s October 9 presidential election. According to reports, the journalists faced physical and psychological mistreatment, and police attempted to damage their work equipment while in detention. Siziba and Mkhasibe both work for the Nigerian broadcaster News Central TV while Mangwiro was reporting for Voice of America (VOA). https://ipi.media/mozambique-ipi-condemns-detention-of-journalists-covering-post-election-protests/

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