Malawi sex workers protest at 'targeted police brutality' after Covid-19 curfew
by Charles Pensulo in Lilongwe from on (#5DGWK)
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Dozens of sex workers took to the streets of Malawi's capital Lilongwe on Thursday to protest against what they described as targeted police brutality" following new Covid-19 restrictions.
The protests were led by the Female Sex Workers Association (FSWA), which has about 120,000 members across the country, according to its national coordinator, Zinenani Majawa.
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