Amnesty urges probe of 'reckless' Mozambique crackdown on protests

People shout slogans and protest during the funeral and burial of Elvino Dias, the lawyer for the presidential candidate of the opposition Party Optimist for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS) Venancio Mondlane, at a church in Michafutene, near Maputo, on October 23, 2024. [AFP]

Mozambican police were involved in the killing of almost 400 people during three months of violent crackdown on opposition protests, Amnesty International said Wednesday, denouncing excessive force and a lack of accountability.