In recent months, Lilongwe City Council has repeatedly resorted to the tired excuse of “police being too busy” to justify cancelling or obstructing planned demonstrations by the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI). This flimsy rationale, often invoked at the last minute, only serves to undermine the fundamental democratic right to peaceful protest. […]

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