Mauritius Imposes Curfew to Calm Days of Protests After Woman Shot by Police
Police arrested the officer and deployed extra security as the government extended the curfew after nearly 100 arrests.
- Mauritius authorities imposed an overnight curfew on Tuesday to quell rare civil unrest on the Indian Ocean island, requiring residents in Port Louis and other towns to remain indoors from 8:30 p.m. until 6 a.m. Wednesday.
- Peaceful protests over water shortages and the high cost of living began last week but escalated into violence on Friday when police shot and wounded a woman at a roadblock in Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, southwest of Port Louis.
- Police arrested one officer and suspended three others for "failing to provide assistance to a person whose life was in danger" as protesters burned tires and damaged public infrastructure overnight.
- Authorities lifted the curfew Wednesday morning as Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam warned those "acting against the interests of the country" would face "very heavy consequences warranted by their anti-patriotic acts."
- Analyst Zoë McCathie told the BBC's Newsday that protests of this scale haven't been seen since around 1999, with water shortages expected to persist until the rainy season in December.
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Police shooting, water shortages, rising costs: Mauritius extends curfew amid unrest
Mauritius has extended a curfew for two additional nights after protests erupted over police violence. The unrest followed the shooting of a woman by a police officer in Camp Levieux, prompting increased tensions. Authorities reported over 100 arrests related to the disturbances and canceled school classes for security reasons. Anger over rising living costs and worsening water shortages has fueled public discontent across the island.
Mauritius tightens security and extends curfew after days of unrest
Mauritius is extending a curfew for two more nights and tightening security after unrest sparked by police shooting a woman during protests over water shortages and the cost of living. The decision, announced Wednesday, restricts movement from 8:30 p.m. to…
Mauritius tightens security and extends curfew after days of unrest – WTOP News
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mauritius extended a curfew for two more nights and tightened security after days of unrest sparked by police shooting a woman who was taking part in protests over water shortages and the cost of living. The protests began last week and intensified Friday after a police officer shot and wounded a 27-year-old...
Mauritius extended the night curfew in the midst of massive protests and riots following the shooting of a woman by a police officer, while Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam accused drug traffickers of fuelling violence.
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