1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Malawian police beat journalist Henry Kijimwana Mhango for reporting on COVID-19 - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ADsVb4EIzw"><a href="https://cpj.org/2021/01/malawian-police-beat-journalist-henry-kijimwana-mhango-for-reporting-on-covid-19/">Malawian police beat journalist Henry Kijimwana Mhango for reporting on COVID-19</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2021/01/malawian-police-beat-journalist-henry-kijimwana-mhango-for-reporting-on-covid-19/embed/#?secret=ADsVb4EIzw" width="600" height="338" title="“Malawian police beat journalist Henry Kijimwana Mhango for reporting on COVID-19” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="ADsVb4EIzw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/afp_malawi_01-28-2021.jpg34022268Abuja, January 28, 2021 — Malawian authorities should investigate the police attack on journalist Henry Kijimwana Mhango, and ensure that those responsible are held to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On January 22, a group of at least seven police officers in the Old Town area of Lilongwe, the capital, attacked Mhango,...