Southern Africa: Mozambique Blocks Access to Social Media As More Protests Loom

By blocking access to the internet, the Mozambican government is violating the fundamental human rights of all citizens, including the right to free speech and opinion, access to information and the right to assembly

Mozambican authorities have followed up on last week’s shutting down of the internet by blocking access to social media and messaging platforms as tensions escalate following the October 9 elections.

MISA’s monitoring showed that the two major mobile service providers, Vodacom and…