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This week, Malawi’s Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty ordering the re-sentencing of at least 37 people known to be under a death sentence. Sandra

Leading academics from around the world have signed a Statement of Solidarity in support of Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa against what they term as unfounded charges of sedition. The academics who mostly have a history with the University of Zambia have written a strong letter in support of Dr. Sichuwa Sishuwa. This follows a move by Zambia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Emmanuel Mwamba’s decision to report Dr Sishuwa to the police for sedition following his recent article in the Mail & Guardian. They have since called for the charges to be immediately and permanently dropped. “We, the undersigned, as p...

International academics reject sedition charge against Zambia’s Dr Sishuwa 30 Apr 2021 Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa, is to be charged with sedition, as the result of an opinion piece he published in the Mail & Guardian, on 22 March 2021. (Twitter) We, the undersigned, as prominent academics in Zambia, Africa and the wider world, are deeply alarmed at credible reports that the University of Zambia (UNZA) historian, Dr  Sishuwa Sishuwa, is to be charged with sedition, as the result of an opinion piece he  published in the Mail & Guardian, on 22 March 2021.   As historians and social scientists...

Prof Muna Ndulo PROFESSOR Muna Ndulo says persons perceived to be opponents of the government in Zambia are brutally assaulted, and their meetings disrupted without any action being taken. In an article titled “Political violence in Zambia and the police. A tale of a weaponised and politicised police service”, Professor Ndulo said those that perpetrated the violence publicly stated their intentions to harm their opponents without attracting any sanction from the police whatsoever. “In last five years, Zambia has witnessed escalating levels of political violence. The violence is typic...