Country Reports Snapshots of freedom of expression in Mozambique. On the other hand, the 2023-2024 election season, with local elections in 2023 and general elections in 2024, poses big challenges for journalists since political tensions rise in the country, leading to press freedom violations. distribution of airtime (on public radio and television channels) to political parties and their members and the fact-checking initiative to counter disinformation during the election, MISA Mozambique was responsible for media and communicationrelated issues in the consortium. Success Thanks to this role played by the consortium, including the visibility guaranteed by MISA Mozambique, the consortium received an honourable mention by SAVANA, the oldest private newspaper and one of the most prestigious in Mozambique, as one of the key actors in the country in 2023. In 2022, Profundus newspaper, based in Nhamatanda District, Manica Province, was robbed of its equipment. Since then, MISA Mozambique has provided legal assistance to the publication to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice. In 2023, the head of the gang that robbed Profundus was finally convicted of the crime. MISA Mozambique regional collaborations After an arson attack on the premises of Radio Chuabo FM, Txopela newspaper, and the online Zambézia 24 Hours, MISA Mozambique launched a fundraising campaign to reconstruct the building. As a result, 75 percent of the required material was procured. MISA Mozambique is working closely with MISA Regional on re-establishing the MISA AngolaChapter. Establishing MISA Angola is a priority for MISA Mozambique and MISA The rehabilitation of the offices and editorial offices has already been completed.On 3 May 2023, MISA Mozambique announced that Radio Chuabo FM would resume broadcasting only two months after the arson attack. Txopela newspaper and Zambezia 24 Hours are also back in operation. The re-establishment of MISA Angola is with the support of the National Endowment forDemocracy (NED) under a project called Promotion of Press Freedom and Right to Information in Mozambique and Angola. The “More Integrity” Consortium, of which MISA Mozambique is a member, played a critical role in monitoring, documenting, and reporting developments during the 2023 local government elections. Apart from monitoring access to information, media coverage, and compliance with electoral law in the 30 Regional, as it will protect freedom of expression and press freedom in the region. MISA Mozambique is also implementing a Digital Rights, Digital Identity and Data Protection project in partnership with Internews. Under the Internews project, MISA Mozambique is working with The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) to build capacity in digital rights advocacy and campaigning approaches. www.misa.org