{"id":9539,"date":"2021-11-25T15:42:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T15:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/?p=9539"},"modified":"2021-11-25T15:39:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T15:39:21","slug":"mozambique-police-detain-activists-near-coal-mines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/mozambique-police-detain-activists-near-coal-mines","title":{"rendered":"Mozambique: Pol\u00edce detain activists near coal mines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The Mozambican police detained four people in Tete, central Mozambique, for illegally collecting money on behalf of mining company Vale, a source told Lusa on Tuesday, but the organisation to which they belong said the detention was illegal.<\/p>\n<p>The police said they had acted after \u201ca popular complaint\u201d about four activists who were \u201cillegally collecting money from residents so that they could be included in a supposed list of people to be compensated,\u201d by the mining company, said Feliciano da C\u00e2mara, spokesman for PRM in Tete.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest was made on Saturday in the neighbourhoods of Nhantchere and Bagamoyo, in Moatize, near the coal mines of mining company Vale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey introduced themselves to the population as Vale employees,\u201d the spokesman said, adding that the group had just over 3,000 meticais (\u20ac42).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe issue is not the gathering\u201d of the population, \u201cbut is the collection of money under the pretext of compensation for the damage caused by the company,\u201d added Feliciano da C\u00e2mara.<\/p>\n<p>The Mozambican Network of Human Rights Defenders (RMDDH), a civil society organisation, said that the police action was \u201cillegal,\u201d noting that the four activists were known and that human rights violations by the police were recurring.<\/p>\n<p>The residents reportedly said that the amount would serve to \u201cguarantee the logistics of activities to defend their interests\u201d, it added.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian company Vale said it has been holding meetings with community groups but is unaware of \u201cthe holding of meetings on the margins of official forums\u201d and \u201cthe request for community contributions\u201d aimed at pressuring the company.<\/p>\n<p>In Mozambique, Vale is the main coal mining company, one of the country\u2019s main export products, mainly to Asia.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Vale announced its intention to sell coal mining in the country, justified by its aim to be carbon neutral by 2050 and reduce some of its primary sources of carbon pollution by 2030.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/ja4change\/posts\/4770887249612038\"><b>Facebook Post click here<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. The Mozambican police detained four people in Tete, central Mozambique, for illegally collecting money on behalf of mining company Vale, a source told Lusa on Tuesday, but the organisation to which they belong said the detention was illegal. 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