Month: October 2019 Posts

Police arrest 20 over demos violence

Oct 02, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Police in Lilongwe on Tuesday arrested 20 people for damaging property and looting shops during demonstrations organized by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC). National Police Spokesperson James Kadadzera said the suspects looted shops at… ...

Malawi Police fire teargas at protesters

Oct 01, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police officers on Tuesday morning used teargas to disperse anti-Jane Ansah protesters who had gathered at community ground in Lilongwe to start marching. The law enforcers wanted to stop demonstrators from marching in the city.… ...

Supreme Court dismisses Attorney General’s application against demos

Oct 01, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Supreme Court of Appeal has thrown out an application by the Attorney General (AG) to stop the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) from conducting demonstrations. Justice Lovemore Chikopa of the Supreme Court delivered the… ...

Demos have scared away investors – Mutharika

Sep 28, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

President Peter Mutharika has appealed to organizers of the post-election demonstrations to stop, saying the protests have dented the picture of the country and scared away investors. Mutharika has since warned Human Rights Defenders Coalition… ...

Malawi protesters back on streets Tuesday

Sep 28, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

…HRDC insists Malawi Elections were “tippexed” The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has said it will hold Anti-Jane Ansah demonstrations from Tuesday to Friday next week in several districts across the country. The rights group… ...

Unrest in Rumphi, Kasungu

Sep 27, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Police on Thursday fired teargas to disperse crowds in Rumphi and Kasungu who were protesting against different issues. In Rumphi, demonstrators were marching against the quota system of selecting students to secondary schools. When the… ...

Malawi protester dies in prison

Sep 25, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

A protester who was allegedly assaulted by Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers in Karonga has died in prison. The man identified as Justin Phiri is suspected to be one of the protesters who were beaten… ...