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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10425
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (ae) eu/malawi

EU condemns violent crackdown on peaceful protests

Brussels, 22/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - On behalf of the EU, Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, “strongly condemns the use of force” by the authorities of Malawi on 20 and 21 July against their own citizens in order to prevent a peaceful demonstration. She also condemns the ensuing ban imposed on media reporting on the confrontations. “Denying the right of people to protest peacefully is unacceptable, and I am disturbed by reports of...