Although Mozambique's constitution guarantees freedom of expression, young people who criticise corruption, inequality or police violence still face economic, social and political risks, according to a Global Voices analysis. It argues that censorship now works less through outright bans than through an "economy of silence", in which jobs often depend on ties to the ruling FRELIMO party's power structures and costs such as inflated telecom tariffs deter dissent; artists like the late rapper Azagaia and feminist collectives have nonetheless used music and activism to push back. The piece says the test for the southern African country's democracy is whether citizens can speak without endangering their safety or livelihoods.