Malawi: Hrdc Demands Arrests and Probe Over Convoy Attack and Journalist Assault

Malawi: Hrdc Demands Arrests and Probe Over Convoy Attack and Journalist Assault

Rights coalition says police must act on videos of the Blantyre incidents and investigate officers who allegedly failed to intervene.

MISA Malawi Demands Justice for Assaulted Journalists

By Staff Reporter The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi has called on police and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to take action after three journalists were assaulted by suspected party supporters in Blantyre on Sunday. In a statement,MISA Malawi is demanding accountability following the alleged attacks, which have renewed concerns about journalists’ […]

MISA Malawi calls for action over three journalists assault

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-MISA Malawi has called on the Malawi Police Service (MPS) and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to take action following the assault of three journalists by suspected DPP supporters during the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Blantyre Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP). The journalists, Francis Chamasowa, a photojournalist at Nation […]

HRDC questions police inaction in journalists’ assault

This article was originally published on Malawi24, Malawi's #1 independent news platform. The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has called for an investigation into allegations that police officers witnessed the assault and intimidation of two journalists in Blantyre on Sunday without intervening. In a statement signed by its vice chairperson, Madalitso Banda, the coalition said journalists Francis Chamasowa and Francis Nkawihe were allege…