Malawi: Civil Society Warns of More Fuel Crisis Protests

[Joanne98]

Source: Nyasa Times

Cape Town — Organisers of demonstrations against Malawi's chronic fuel crisis have vowed to continue their protests despite being stopped by police on Monday, reports the Nyasa Times.

The newspaper said in reports on its website that demonstrations were blocked in the capital, Lilongwe, and in the northern town of Mzuzu, and that leaders were detained by police.

It quoted Undule Mwakasungula, chair of the country's Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC), as saying: "In two weeks, we will demonstrate across the country… They will shoot us, kill us but we will not relent."

Mwakasungula and another HRCC leader, Mavuto Bamusi – who were both at the head of what was described as the 'The Big Bicycle March on the fuel crisis' – were among those detained in Lilongwe on Monday.



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