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A report by the United Nations’ special rapporteur says human rights are at a crossroads in Zambia as the country prepares for general elections next year. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP)
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

A thick cloud of oppression is brewing over Zambia

As the August 2021 elections loom, activists fear a renewed crack down on human rights

  • Deprose Muchena
5 min read
New ideas: Young Zambian activists livestreamed their protest from the bush outside Lusaka. (Photo: Supplied)
AFRICA

Audacious Zambian protesters outsmart the police

Tired of being arrested and beaten up at protests, young activists tried something different and it worked

  • Simon Allison
3 min read
In December 2017 Pilato
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Zambian rapper freed on bail ahead of trial

Pilato has reportedly been granted bail by a Lusaka Magistrate following his arrest by plainclothes police

  • Sarah Smit
2 min read
In December 2017 Pilato
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Exiled Zambian activist-rapper arrested in Lusaka

The outspoken critic of the Zambian government was returning from exile in South Africa

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
In December 2017 Pilato
EDGAR LUNGU
Video

Exiled Zambian rapper stirs the president’s pot

Pilato was forced to flee Zambia after dropping his latest track, which attacked the presidency

  • Simon Allison
7 min read