Mozambique: Authorities Must Promptly Investigate Arrest of Journalist While Covering Demonstration

Mozambican authorities must immediately investigate the arrest of journalist and human rights defender, Sheila Wilson, while she was broadcasting live from a demonstration on 4 June in the capital Maputo, Amnesty International and The Mozambique Human Rights Defenders Network (RMDDH) said today.

At the time of her arrest, Sheila was covering a demonstration outside the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) premises by former agents of the State Intelligence Service (ISNASP), who are demanding…