Month: October 2019 Posts

Mtambo praises protesters

Oct 04, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson has commended protesters for always showing up in huge numbers for the Anti-Jane Ansah demonstrations. The protesters have today stormed the streets of Lilongwe for the fourth day of… ...

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.… ...

MDF Soldiers disperse Mzuzu protesters

Sep 19, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers this morning dispersed people who assembled at Katoto Ground in Mzuzu for anti-Jane Ansah protests. The group was planning to resume demonstrations despite organizers of the protests – the Human… ...

Two million demos still on – HRDC  

Sep 16, 2019 Martha Chikoti 3 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has said it cannot be intimidated by anyone and this week’s anti-Jane Ansah demonstrations will go on as planned. This has been confirmed by HRDC National Chairperson Timothy Mtambo… ...

Man arrested for following Malawi rights activists

Sep 11, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

A man suspected to be a national intelligence security officer has been arrested in Lilongwe for following leaders of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC). HRDC security personnel apprehended the man identified as C Kafumbwa… ...

Anti-Ansah demos to resume next week

Sep 11, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders (HRDC) has said it will hold fresh demonstrations against Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah next week. According to the rights group, the demonstrations will take place from Wednesday 18th… ...

Man attempts to bomb activists’ vehicle

Aug 30, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

An unknown person on Friday afternoon attempted to bomb a vehicle belonging to the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) in Lilongwe. The man who was not caught was seen with a grenade going towards the… ...