JOHANNESBURG: Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday that at least 30 people have been killed in Mozambique in almost three weeks of crackdowns on protests over a disputed presidential election.
“At least 30 people were killed between October 19 and November 6 inclusive across the country,” HRW told AFP.
The toll did not include violence recorded on November 7 when police and soldiers dispersed thousands of demonstrators in the capital Maputo.
The southern African nation has been rocked by violence since the Frelimo party, which has been in power for almost 50 years, won an October 9 election with more than 70 percent of votes.
President Filipe Nyusi is expected to step down early next year at the end of his two-term limit, handing over to Daniel Chapo.
Leading opposition candidate Venancio Mondlane, backed by the Podemos party, came second in the presidential race, with 20 percent of the vote but said the results were “false”.
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