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Malawi: Civil Society Leaders Arrested For Alleged Fraud
CAJ News, 12 July 2019
The fraud charges slapped on two key figures leading post-election protests in Malawi have been dismissed as a ploy to intimidate anti-government activists. Read more »
Civil Society Leaders Targeted in Malawi Post-Election Clampdown?
Human rights advocates Gift Trapence and MacDonald Sembereka who organised marches against President Peter Mutharika's re-election, have now been detained on allegations of fraud. The demonstrators are calling for the resignation of the Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission, Jane Ansah, accusing her of mishandling the May 21 polls.
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Malawi: United Nations Confirm K7.4m Issue With Malawi Activists
Nyasa Times, 11 July 2019
United Nations (UN) has demanded the release of human rights activists, Reverend McDonald Sembereka and Gift Trapence of the Centre for the Development of People (Cedep), who were… Read more »
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Malawi: Court Refuses to Nullify Election Results
Nyasa Times, 11 July 2019
High Court judge Thomas Ligowe has dismissed People's Transformation Party (Petra) president Kamuzu Chibambo in a case which he challenged the election of Speaker of Parliament… Read more »
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Malawi: Election Commission Boss 'Being Targeted Because Of Her Gender'
DW, 10 July 2019
A group of women in Malawi say Electoral Commission head Jane Ansah is being targeted because of her gender for her part in May's disputed election. Other women say they are… Read more »
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Malawi: Ansah, Seodi in Unpaid Rentals Scandal
Nyasa Times, 10 July 2019
Beleaguered Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Jane Ansha and Director of Public Reforms Seodi-White have one thing in common: They are both defrauding government by… Read more »
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Thousands of women have marched in support of Malawi Electoral Commission Chairperson Jane Ansah whom the protesters say is being targeted with insults because of her gender. ... Read more »
