Since Mozambique's 2024 general elections, dozens of opposition members and journalists have been abducted or killed in the country. A major investigation coordinated by Forbidden Stories, a consortium of 30 journalists working across 10 countries, has now brought the full weight of that pattern into public view.
The reporting points directly at figures connected to the ruling party Frelimo and Mozambican security forces, alleging their involvement in identifying and targeting government critics. Mozambican authorities have largely failed to investigate the violence, leaving victims and their families without accountability or justice.
The findings make clear that what is happening in Mozambique is a coordinated effort to silence dissent, not a series of isolated incidents. For press freedom advocates and African journalists watching this story, the question now is who, if anyone, will be held to answer for it.
Originally published by AllAfrica.