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Mozambique: Was Lawyer Cistac Killed for His Advice?
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings, 3 March 2015
Prominent constitutional lawyer Gilles Cistac was assassinated this morning at a cafe in central Maputo. Read more »
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Mozambique: Cistac Murder - France Wants Answers
AIM, 11 March 2015
The French government on Tuesday expressed its willingness to assist in investigations leading to the arrest of those who murdered lawyer Gilles Cistac in central Maputo last week. Read more »
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Mozambique: Police Block March After Assassination
AIM, 7 March 2015
Riot police on Saturday blocked a peaceful march by thousands of Maputo residents through the centre of the city, protesting against last Tuesday's murder of constitutional lawyer… Read more »
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Mozambique: Cistac Murder - Beira March Rescheduled
AIM, 6 March 2015
The march in protest at the murder of prominent constitutional lawyer Gilles Cistac, which was banned by police in the central Mozambican city of Beira, has been rescheduled for… Read more »
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Mozambique: Cistac Murder - Senior Academic Criticises Frelimo
AIM, 6 March 2015
Senior Mozambican academic Lourenco do Rosario, who is also a member of the ruling Frelimo Party, on Thursday criticized Frelimo for failing to take action against the racist… Read more »
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Mozambique: Ruling Party Denies Involvement in Lawyer's Murder
AIM, 5 March 2015
The Political Commission of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party on Wednesday condemned “the barbaric and cowardly assassination” of constitutional lawyer Gilles Cistac,… Read more »
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Mozambique: Prominent Lawyer Defending the Poor Gunned Down in Mozambique
IPS, 4 March 2015
As billions pour into Mozambique from foreign investors scooping up fields of coal and natural gas, the signs of newfound wealth are impossible to miss. Read more »
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Mozambique: Candlelight Vigil in Memory of Murdered Lawyer
AIM, 4 March 2015
Hundreds of people gathered on Tuesday night to pay homage to murdered constitutional lawyer Gilles Cistac at the spot where he had been gunned down by unknown assailants a few… Read more »
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Africa: African Lawyers Condemn Cistac Murder
AIM, 4 March 2015
The Cape Town based African Network of Constitutional Lawyers (ANCL) has strongly condemned the murder yesterday in central Maputo of one of Mozambique's senior experts in… Read more »
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Mozambique: Assassinated Lawyer Worked on Autonomous States Debate
DW, 4 March 2015
Gilles Cistac has been gunned down in cold blood on the streets of Maputo, police said. An influential lawyer and academic, he was involved in the debate on the decentralization of… Read more »
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Mozambique: Assassination Attempt Against Prominent Jurist
AIM, 3 March 2015
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday morning attempted to assassinate prominent Mozambican academic and expert in constitutional law, Gilles Cistac, in broad daylight in a central Maputo… Read more »
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Mozambique: Prominent Lawyer Cistac Dies After Shooting
AIM, 3 March 2015
One of Mozambique's most prominent constitutional lawyers, Gilles Cistac, shot by unknown assailants in central Maputo on Tuesday morning, died of his wounds in Maputo Central… Read more »
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Mozambique: Prominent Lawyer Murdered in Maputo
AIM, 10 March 2015
One of Mozambique's most prominent constitutional lawyers, Gilles Cistac, was murdered in Maputo on 3 March. He was shot in Eduardo Mondlane Avenue and died later in Maputo Central… Read more »
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Mozambique: Academic Wants to Sue Pseudonymous Libeller
AIM, 1 March 2015
Prominent Mozambican academic and expert in constitutional law, Gilles Cistac, is attempting to sue a man using the pseudonym “Calado Calachnikov” who has libeled him… Read more »
Was Mozambican Lawyer Cistac Assassinated for Advice?
Gilles Cistac - an influential lawyer and academic involved in the controversial debate on the decentralization of power in the country - has been gunned down on the streets of Maputo.
Gilles Cistac has been gunned down in cold blood on the streets of Maputo, police said. An influential lawyer and academic, he was involved in the debate on the decentralization of power in Mozambique.
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Several senior figures of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party have criticised the proposal by the former rebel movement Renamo to "grab control" of the provinces which it claims to ... Read more »
