Dozens of masked men, armed with knives and club-like sticks disrupt an anti-government demonstration in the capital Lilongwe which was held to call for the resignation of the energy minister over long-running fuel shortages and to object to plans for electronic voting at next year’s general elections. "People have been chased with pangas, panga knives, have been chased with axes," says Thom Jere, a local resident. "To chase their fellow Malawians who want to demonstrate their right, it’s very unfortunate that the police chose not to protect the people." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES