Lesotho imposes indefinite curfew following journalist's murder.

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Lesotho imposes indefinite curfew following journalist's murder.
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Lesotho has imposed an indefinite nationwide curfew after the killing of a prominent radio presenter, Ralikonelo “Leqhashasha” Joki, who worked for Ts’enolo FM radio station. The police commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, said anyone travelling between 10pm and 4am without a police permit would face a fine or up to two years in prison. Lesotho has the third-highest homicide rate in the world, behind El Salvador and Jamaica, according to the latest World Population Review report, with 43.5 murders for every 100,000 people.

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