- Organisation: Zambia News
- Case: Attack
- Culprit: UPND supporters
- Country: Zambia
- City: Ikelenge
On July 23, about 20 UPND supporters in the central business area of Ikelenge district, in northwest Zambia, kicked and hit Mwila using their fists and unknown objects, and grabbed his camera, his mobile phone, and 1,000 kwacha (US$52) in cash, according to the journalist, who spoke to CPJ by phone, and news reports. The attack happened as Mwila was photographing a group of about 60 UPND supporters in party regalia as they beat people news reports identified as supporters of the ruling Patriotic Front party (PF) and tore down PF signs, Mwila said. According to reports, police fired tear gas at the UPND supporters, who then damaged a police vehicle. Mwila sustained multiple head injuries, cuts on his back and chest, and soft tissue damage around his rib cage, according to the journalist and a report in local online newspaper Daily Star quoting northwestern province police commissioner Joel Njase.