MOZAMBIQUE MEDIA FREEDOM VIOLATIONS AND VICTORIES The year that ended was characterised more by a high number of violations of press freedom and a few victories won. Likewise, MISA had to intervene in a number of cases, providing legal support to journalists and their respective media houses. February 2017 THREATENED An official of the Beira Municipal Council, by the name of Archanjo, attempted to prevent the work of a journalist from the Diário de Moçambique who was reporting on a road accident; threatening the journalist in the following terms: “You are very worried about calling an ambulance, but ask for two, because the other one will be for you. You’d better get away from here, otherwise you’ll regret it.” March 2017 THREATENED The editor of the newspaper @Verdade, Adérito Caldeira was summoned by the Attorney General’s Office to provide a statement on a case that he knew nothing about. The Deputy Prosecutor asked him to present the documents that served as the source of information for the article in question. 7 April 2017 DETAINED Detention of journalist Estácio Valoi in the city of Pemba, Cabo Delgado, while taking photographs of a group of people on the occasion of Mozambican Women’s Day, 7 April. April 2017 VICTORY A victory for freedom of the press, with MISA and Daviz Simango agreeing to withdraw the case against the newspaper Diário de Moçambique, after the intervention of the local MISA office. 12 May 2017 ASSAULTED Journalist attacked by presidential guard in Nampula. The MISA Mozambique office in Nampula learned with justifiable concern of the attack against journalist Arlindo Chissale of the community radio and television station of Nacala Porto, carried out by a security agent of the President of the Republic in Nacala Velha. At the time of the aggression – which took place on 12 May – Arlindo Chissale was reporting on and taking photographs of the presidential visit, using his mobile phone. May 2017 THREATENED Nacala Porto Community Radio journalist Abdul Age was threatened by members of the Nacala Sports Club management for allegedly publishing a news item about the non-payment of two months’ salaries to players. June 2017 CENSORED Prohibition of coverage of the trial of the ‘Chinese Bank’ case, a problematic decision. MISA Mozambique received with justifiable concern information that, at the request of the defendants’ lawyer, Flávio Menete, now a member of the Bar Association, Televisão de Moçambique had been prohibited from covering the court pro-