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Malawi:
Police Crack Down After Call for Mutharika to Quit
allAfrica, 19 March 2012
Police in Malawi tear-gassed and assaulted opposition supporters and arrested the country's top human rights official in a weekend of rising tension over a call by civil society… Read more »
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Malawi:
Human Rights Commissioner Arrested
OSISA, 19 March 2012
Just a week after State House in Malawi issued a shocking statement threatening the media and civil society for 'insulting' the President, the police have arrested one of the… Read more »
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Malawi:
Govt Warns Journalists, Human Rights Defenders
MISA, 9 March 2012
State House has warned Malawian journalists, editors and human rights defenders that they risk facing unspecified action if they continue 'twisting information' and in the process… Read more »
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Malawi:
World Bank Proposes Plan to Address Economic Problems
World Bank, 9 March 2012
Following an agreement between the World Bank Vice President for Africa Ms. Obiageli Ezekwesili and President Bingu wa Mutharika at the African Union summit last month, a high… Read more »
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Malawi:
Citizens Ordered to Stop Insulting Bingu
OSISA, 9 March 2012
Occasionally, there is no point in adding to official statements - and the latest alarming diatribe from State House in Blantyre is a case in point. If people were wondering how… Read more »
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Malawi:
Misa Chair Receives Threats Over Stance On Media Freedom
MISA, 13 March 2012
Chairperson of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi Chapter, Anthony Kasunda is receiving threats from yet-unknown people over the chapter's stance on the Malawi… Read more »
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Southern Africa:
Ruling DPP Official Calls for Newspaper Boycott, Warns of Consequences
MISA, 12 March 2012
The Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is disturbed with repeated threats from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) top brass on media outlets… Read more »
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Malawi:
A Bad Weekend for Journalists
CPJ, 15 March 2012
No media outlet critical of President Bingu Wa Mutharika or the ruling Democratic Progressive Party was spared by the government this past weekend whether print, broadcast, or… Read more »
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Southern Africa:
Information Minister Threatens Journalist, Alleges Espionage Within Media Fraternity
MISA, 6 March 2012
Malawi's Information and Civic Education Minister, Patricia Kaliati, has verbally assaulted freelance journalist Gregory Gondwe following an article published by online news site… Read more »
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Malawi:
Information Minister Threatens Journalist, Confirms Espionage Within Media Fraternity
MISA, 6 March 2012
Malawi's Information and Civic Education minister, Patricia Kaliati, has verbally assaulted freelance journalist, Gregory Gondwe, following an article published by online news… Read more »
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Malawi:
Minister Lashes Out at Newspaper
MISA, 3 March 2012
Malawi Minister of Information, Patricia Kaliati has lashed at The Sunday Times over a cabinet assessment report done and published by the newspaper in its 26 February 2012 issue. Read more »
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Malawi:
A Country Without a Justice System
OSISA, 23 February 2012
The old adage that justice delayed is justice denied has never been more pertinent in Malawi - as the whole arm of government that helps citizens to access justice has not been… Read more »
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Malawi:
Pressure Mounts on Govt Over Kasambara
OSISA, 21 February 2012
The storm around the arbitrary arrest and continued police persecution of Ralph Kasambara in Malawi shows no signs of abating. Indeed, pressure is mounting on the state with both… Read more »
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Malawi:
A Very Reverend Dialogue Begins
SAR, 3 September 2011
The start of a UN-brokered dialogue last week between President Bingu wa Mutharika and his extra-parliamentary opposition has done little to ease the difficulties facing the… Read more »
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Malawi:
Malawian President Declares 'War' on Critics
RNW Africa, 26 August 2011
Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika said Thursday he had declared "war" on his critics, who are planning a vigil on September 21 to protest his government's policies. Read more »
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Malawi:
President Dissolves Cabinet
allAfrica, 22 August 2011
After a series of anti-government protests in Malawi, President Bingu wa Mutharika has dissolved his cabinet, the maravipost has reported. Read more »
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Malawi:
Mutharika Circles His Wagons
SAR, 18 August 2011
The indefinite postponement of a second round of street protests against President Bingu wa Mutharika's embattled administration offers only temporary relief for the ailing… Read more »
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Malawi:
Remaining in the Dark
IPS, 11 August 2011
Malawi's attempts to improve trade and investment in the country have taken a huge step backwards following a decision by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a United… Read more »
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Malawi:
Police Must Refrain From Lethal Force
OSISA, 15 August 2011
The African Policy Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF) has called for the Malawian police to uphold international standards on the use of lethal force and the right to assembly -… Read more »
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Malawi:
Anti-Govt Protests Spark New Clashes
allAfrica, 21 July 2011
Renewed clashes and violence were reported from towns in Malawi on Thursday, a day after thousands of protesters marched against the government. Read more »
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Malawi:
Anti-Govt Protests Erupt in Clashes
allAfrica, 20 July 2011
Riot police beat up and arrested about 40 leaders of anti-government protests in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, after protesters defied a court injunction stopping the demonstrations,… Read more »