Maputo Prison Killings See Mozambique Watchdog File Complaint
An organization in Mozambique asked the nation’s attorney-general to probe “severe human-rights violations” after a jail ...
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Mozambique prison riot leaves 33 dead as civil unrest grips country
MAPUTO (Reuters) -A prison riot in Mozambique's capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country's police ...
Mozambique: Prisoners escape Maputo jail after deadly riot
Some 1,500 prisoners broke out of jail in Maputo following a riot which killed dozens, according to local police. Mozambique ...
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Mozambique police commander says 33 dead, 1,500 escaped in Maputo prison riot
A prison riot in Mozambique’s capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country’s police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday. About 1,534 people escaped from the ...
Deadly prison riots engulf Mozambique - as 33 killed and hundreds escape
Rioting in the capital, Maputo, coincides with escalating civil unrest linked to October's disputed elections in Mozambique.
Tensions in Mozambique run high ahead of controversial inauguration – with at least 300 killed by police
Mozambique's escalating civil unrest began after its October 2024 election was clouded by allegations of rigging against the ...
The Citizen20d
Massive prison escape amid Mozambique’s post-election violence – reports
Mozambique’s post-election chaos deepens as prisoners flee Maputo’s maximum-security facility, with numbers still disputed ...
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Post-electoral: 322 Escaped inmates recaptured following riots in Maputo
At least 322 inmates, out of a total of 1,534 who escaped a week ago following riots at two prisons in Maputo, have been ...
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At Least 6,000 Inmates Escape From Mozambique Prison on Christmas Day
The breakout at Maputo Central Prison, situated about 14 kilometers southwest of the capital, began midday Wednesday, according to police chief Bernardino Rafael. He said the chaos was sparked by ...