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Malawi ranked ‘partly free’ on Freedom House index: ‘Mutharika showing autocratic tendencies’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi has been ranked “partly free” in the Freedom on the Net report by the activist group Freedom House released on Monday which also said President Peter Mutharika is showing “autocratic tendencies.” The Freedom House report, one of the most authoritative reports in the field, investigated 65 geographically dispersed and politically diverse countries, and ranked them according […]

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Freedom House urges Malawi to audit votes

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The U.S.-based rights watchdog Freedom House has urged Malawi to carry out “unimpeded and properly monitored” recount of the ballots of last week’s election marred with damaging irregularities. Unofficial count showed that Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party was in the lead with 36% of the vote. Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party […]

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