Good afternoon. Today we publish the findings of an investigation into illegal fishing practices by Chinese companies, which provides details of an extraordinary amount of abuses — not just abuses of the laws on fishing and environmentally damaging practices, but also shocking human rights abuses against Mozambicans unlucky enough to work for them.
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New Fatality Estimate for the 2021 Attack on Palma, Mozambique
At least 800 people and likely as many as 1,400 were killed in the attack on Palma, Cabo Delgado, in March 2021, according to an independent survey analysed by Cabo Ligado
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Chinese fleet committing human rights abuses and illegal fishing practices in Mozambican waters, report finds
The report from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) found a wide range of alleged offences committed by China’s distant-water fishing fleet
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From the Zitamar Live Blog:
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💥 Insurgents crossed the Lúrio river by boat from Cabo Delgado into Nampula province yesterday morning and attacked the village of Odinepa in Eráti district, according to local sources. The number of casualties is yet to be confirmed.
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At least 800 people and likely as many as 1,400 were killed in the attack on Palma, Cabo Delgado, in March 2021, according to an independent survey analysed by Cabo Ligado https://www.zitamar.com/new-fatality-estimate-for-the-2021-attack-on-palma-mozambique/
