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Mozambique: Police Clash with Renamo March in Gurue
Location:
Gurue, Zambezia, Mozambique, Mozambique, Southern Africa
Incident Date:
August 11, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
1.50
Summary:
On August 11, 2024, Mozambican police used tear gas against a Renamo march in Gurue, Zambezia province. The march aimed to introduce Renamo's gubernatorial candidate, Manuel de Araujo. This incident occurred during a seminar on election disputes attended by local judges, prosecutors, and police officers. Araujo condemned the police action as illegal and unconstitutional. Three Renamo members were injured and treated at a local hospital. The Zambezia police commander stated there was no intention [...]
Tunisia: Journalist Mohamed Boughalleb Faces Judiciary Again Amid Ongoing Legal Battles
Location:
tunis, tunisia, Tunisia, Maghreb
Incident Date:
August 8, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
2.50
Summary:
Journalist Mohamed Boughalleb is set to appear before the Tunisian judiciary again due to a complaint filed against him by a university professor under Decree 54. According to his defense lawyer, Hamadi Zaafrani, Boughalleb will be judged by the Criminal Chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance based on Article 24, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Decree No. 54. Previously, an arrest warrant had been issued against him by an investigating judge in [...]
Tunisia: Former Head Truth and Dignity Commission Under Investigation for Report Falsification
Location:
Tunis, tunisia, Tunisia, Maghreb
Incident Date:
July 31, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
2.00
Arrests:
1
Summary:
The former president of Tunisia's Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD), who opposed Ben Ali's regime and sought reconciliation, is under judicial investigation for allegedly falsifying the institution's final report. An investigative judge from Tunisia's Economic and Financial Judicial Pole issued a detention warrant against her. The investigation followed a complaint by an IVD member, accusing her of falsifying the report on state compensations by the Franco-Tunisian Bank. This measure is seen as indicative of [...]
Nigeria: Police Neutralize Two IPOB Members Enforcing Illegal Sit-At-Home Order
Location:
Ogboahia, Abia State, Nigeria., Nigeria, West Africa
Incident Date:
July 29, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
3.00
Deaths:
2
Fatalities type:
- Civilian
Summary:
Troops of the Joint Task Force South-East, known as "Operation UDO KA," neutralized two members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its affiliate Eastern Security Network on July 29, 2024, who were attempting to enforce an illegal sit-at-home order. The joint patrol, which included the Nigerian Navy, Police, Department of State Services, and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, encountered the IPOB members near Ogboahia in Abia State.
During the confrontation, two enforcers [...]
Tunisia: Tunisian Court Postpones Case of Abir Moussi, Denies Release
Location:
tunis, tunisia, Tunisia, Maghreb
Incident Date:
July 29, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
2.50
Summary:
On Monday, July 29, 2024, the Summer Penal Chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance postponed the case of Abir Moussi, president of the Free Destourian Party, and denied her release. Moussi faces trial under Decree 54 following a complaint by the Independent High Authority for Elections over a media statement she made over a year ago.
Moussi has begun a hunger strike to protest her exclusion from the upcoming presidential election on October [...]
Tunisia: Airline Union Boss Arrested While Attempting to Flee to Libya
Location:
رأس جدير, Medenine, Tunisia, Tunisia, Maghreb
Incident Date:
July 27, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
2.50
Arrests:
1
Summary:
Najmeddine Mzoughi, the Secretary General of the Tunisair union, was arrested at the Ras Jedir border crossing while attempting to flee to Libya. This arrest, announced on July 27, 2024, by Tunis Court of First Instance spokesperson Mohamed Zitouna, relates to an ongoing judicial investigation involving diploma falsification, corruption in recruitment and promotions, and facilitating prostitution within the public airline.