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Borges Nhamirre

@borgesnhamirre.bsky.social
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Mozambican. Researcher at Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria. Master in Security Studies. PhD candidate in History at QUB. Interest in Strategic & Security Studies, Politics, Ethnicity and Conflict.

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Borges Nhamirre @borgesnhamirre.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Just out: My journal article on election rigging in Mozambique. It sheds light on how the FRELIMO regime manipulates democratic institutions to skew elections, fuelling organised political violence Free access here www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...
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Frontiers | Rigging by the state apparatus: systemic electoral fraud in Mozambique jeopardizes the credibility of democracy and creates room for political violence
In Mozambique, systematic electoral fraud has persistently prevented the will of the electorate, as expressed at the ballot box, from being reflected in the ...
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Borges Nhamirre @borgesnhamirre.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Angola: Police Use Excessive Force Against Peaceful Protesters www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
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Angola: Police Use Excessive Force Against Peaceful Protesters
Angolan police used excessive force and carried out arbitrary arrests while dispersing peaceful protesters in Luanda, the capital, on July 12, 2025.
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Borges Nhamirre @borgesnhamirre.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Mozambique Begins Hearing into Police’s role in Post-Election Violence and Killings www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
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Mozambique Begins Hearing into Police’s role in Post-Election Violence and Killings
On July 7, the former commander-general of the Mozambican police appeared for a hearing about the police’s involvement in the killing of about 400 people during the civil unrest that followed last yea...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/06/2025
Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.
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The Chan-Zuckerbergs stopped funding social causes. 400 kids lost their school.
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s retreat from funding social issues forced the closure of a school Chan opened for disadvantaged families in Silicon Valley.
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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
#Mozambique: writer Alex Barga has been jailed since Jan 2025 for his peaceful literary work. PEN International call for his immediate, unconditional release. Read our statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/mozambi...
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Mozambique: Unconditionally free detained writer and publisher, Alex Barga  — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
“The persecution of poet and writer Alex Barga by Mozambican authorities must stop. Editing, publishing and promoting a book are not crimes. And neither is holding critical views about those in power....
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Borges Nhamirre @borgesnhamirre.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Mozambique: Armed Group’s Child Abductions Surge in North www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
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Mozambique: Armed Group’s Child Abductions Surge in North
An armed group linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) has ramped up abductions of children in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province.
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defenceWeb @defenceweb.co.za · 06/02/2025
President Ramaphosa will be in Dar es Salaam on Saturday for the jointly hosted summit on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the future of the Southern African Development Community Mission in the DRC will be high on the agenda. www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news...
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Ramaphosa will be at Dar es Salaam summit on DRC as SAMIDRC faces uncertain future - defenceWeb
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will be in Dar es Salaam on Saturday for the jointly hosted summit on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the future of the Southern African D...
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Borges Nhamirre @borgesnhamirre.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The Human Rights Commission of the Mozambican Bar Association (CDH-OAM) has denounced brutal police repression against citizens involved in protests contesting Mozambique’s election results, stating that killings, torture, and enforced disappearances have taken place. moztimes.com/en/blog/bar-...
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Bar Association Denounces Killings, Torture, and Enforced Disappearances During Post-Election Crisis
- More than 320 people have been killed by police, and over 730 people have been shot. - Police violence
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Borges Nhamirre @borgesnhamirre.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The Simon-Skjodt Centre for the Prevention of Genocide (SCPG), at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, will conduct an assessment of the risks of mass atrocities in Mozambique. Read more: moztimes.com/en/blog/us-g...
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US Genocide Prevention Centre to Assess Risk of Mass Atrocities in Mozambique
By MOZTIMES Maputo (MOZTIMES) – The Simon-Skjodt Centre for the Prevention of Genocide (SCPG), at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,
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Eric Morier-Genoud @emorier.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
The insurgency in northern #Mozambique is far from finished. This week's spike of attacks might be a response to departing President Nyusi claiming the insurgents had been defeated, says MozTimes AfricanJihad AfroLuso Afripolsky #isis #CaboDelgado moztimes.com/en/blog/isla...
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Islamic State Claims Multiple Attacks Amid Escalating Insurgency
-       Insurgents intensify attacks, hitting at least four districts in one week -       Over 10 people killed, and the Government
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