MAPUTO (Reuters) -A prison riot in Mozambique's capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country's police ...

An organization in Mozambique asked the nation’s attorney-general to probe “severe human-rights violations” after a jail ...

MAPUTO, Mozambique. (AP) — At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the country's police chief said, as widespread ...

Rioting in the capital, Maputo, coincides with escalating civil unrest linked to October's disputed elections in Mozambique.

In the aftermath of the chaotic events on Christmas Day, Mozambique has continued to grapple with additional incidents of ...

Mozambique’s post-election chaos deepens as prisoners flee Maputo’s maximum-security facility, with numbers still disputed ...

More than 1,500 prisoners have escaped from a prison in Mozambique, taking advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by ...

Thirty-three inmates were killed and 15 others sustained injuries during a violent clash with security forces, Mozambique's police chief Bernardino Rafael announced. The mass prison break occurred ...

Mozambique’s National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has set up a working commission in order to investigate the violation of ...

A prominent Mozambican NGO, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), has accused the head of the Maputo department of penitentiary operations, Roque Xavier, of facilitating the illegal release ...

Riot linked to disputed election results Justice Minister claims riot started inside prison, unrelated to outside protests Over 1,500 escaped, 150 recaptured; rise in crime expected, police ...