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On 16 June, officers of the National Criminal Investigation Service of Mozambique seized the work material of investigative journalist Estácio Valoi at his home in Pemba, Cabo Delgado province, in criminal proceedings against him in connection with his reports on environmental crimes. The search and seizure warrant did not provide any factual or legal justification for the confiscation of the material, which has not yet been returned. This confi…