Overview
- Official tallies report 30 fatalities, including a police officer, alongside more than 270 injuries and over 1,500 arrests since protests began July 1.
- UN rights office spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan cited footage suggesting security forces used live ammunition and tear gas against protesters.
- Human Rights Watch and local activist groups accused police of deploying excessive force, including rubber bullets and physical assaults.
- The government says raising petrol prices from 300 to 400 Kwanza per liter followed International Monetary Fund advice to strengthen public budgets.
- Opposition parties UNITA and Bloco Democrático, along with taxi unions, warn that the reforms overlook soaring inflation and unemployment, deepening political discontent.