At least 30 reported killed in weeks of post-vote violence in Mozambique
Al Jazeera
Soldiers deployed as Mozambicans protest the Frelimo party, which has held on to power for nearly half a century.
At least 30 people have been killed in Mozambique in close to three weeks of crackdowns on protests that erupted in the aftermath of a disputed presidential election, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
“At least 30 people were killed between October 19 and November 6 inclusive across the country,” the New York-based rights organisation told the AFP news agency.
The toll did not include violence on Thursday when police and soldiers dispersed thousands of demonstrators in the capital, Maputo.
Mozambique’s Centre for Democracy and Human Rights has reported 34 deaths overall.
On October 24, the ruling Frelimo party, which has been in power since the Southern African nation’s independence from Portugal 49 years ago, was declared victorious in the election with more than 70 percent of the votes.
