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Today, why Mozambique's election protests have become a mass movement.

More than two months after a disputed vote,

Mozambique's new generation is trying to release the grip of the party

that's held power since independence.

I'm Malika Bilal, and this is the take.

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Mozambique

on the southeastern coast of Africa for months now,

despite a bloody government crackdown on post-election protests.

My guest today has been watching since the protests erupted.

My name is Zanaida Mashato. I'm a senior researcher working for the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch.

Zanida, welcome. It is good to have you here on the take. More than two months after Mozambiqueans went to the polls for a general election

in October, an election that was immediately called into question by the opposition.

Protests are still rocking the country. Crowds of opposition supporters marched in several

neighborhoods here in Maputo and in other cities.

They say the recent presidential and parliamentary elections were rigged.

Why have they gone on for so long and what have they been like?

I should note that the irregularities in the elections were noticed and recorded not only by the opposition,

but also by the national election observers and the international election observers, including the African Union, for example, and the European Union.

Why have the protests not stopped until now? African Union, for example, and the European Union.

Why have the protests not stopped until now?

Those protests began largely peacefully.

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