Zambia:   Chiefs Demand Opposition Leader Hichilema Release

Zambia Reports, 18 April 2017

Eleven traditional leaders from Southern province were today denied access to incarcerated UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema. Read more »

Zambia:   Pres. Lungu Sends Warning Shots to UPND, "I'll Not Allow You to Set This Country On Fire"

Zambia Reports, 15 April 2017

President Edgar Lungu has sent a warning to opposition United Party for National Development members allegedly plotting to destablise the country in the wake of their leader's… Read more »

Zambia:   U.S., EU Condemn Hichilema Arrest, Treason Charge

Zambia Reports, 14 April 2017

The United States government and its European Union partners have condemned the incarceration of opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema. Read more »

Zambia:   Hichilema's Days in Jail May Be Longer Than Anticipated

Zambia Reports, 14 April 2017

Incarcerated opposition UPND president Hakainde Hichilema should brace himself for a long and hard road ahead. It is very clear that he will not be emerging from the bowels of… Read more »

Zambia:   Opposition Leader Blocks President - Literally

Al Jazeera, 12 April 2017

Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been charged with treason for allegedly obstructing President Edgar Lungu's motorcade on a main road, according to police. Read more »

Zambia:   Hichilema Challenges Detention - Demands Formal Charge

Zambia Reports, 12 April 2017

Opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has gone to court to challenge his detention saying it was unlawful. Read more »

Zambia:   Police Question Opposition Leader in Motorcade Spat

VOA, 12 April 2017

Zambia’s outspoken opposition leader has been arrested for the second time in about six months, a party spokesman told VOA Tuesday. The arrest is part of deepening fallout… Read more »

Zambia:   Did Police Act Independently in Hichilema Midnight Raid?

Zambia Reports, 12 April 2017

Presidential press Amos Chanda has issued a statement claiming State House has not interfered with the arrest of leading opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema. Read more »

Zambia:   Police 'Harass Journalists, Raid Hichilema's Residence'

Zambia Reports, 11 April 2017

Police have assaulted Mazabuka Central UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo when he tried to enter UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema's residence in a midnight raid. Read more »