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Vera Chirwa was Malawi’s first female lawyer and became a founding member of the Malawi Congress Party and the Nyasaland African Women’s league. Chirwa’s belief in multiparty democratic rule came at a time when a dangerous despot, Hastings Banda ruled a newly independent Malawi. In 1982, Banda ended up charging Vera and her husband Orton with treason, and the following year the court sentenced the couple to death. In this episode we look at Vera Chirwa's life and her drive to keep going despite being held as a prisoner of conscience in horrendous conditions.
Trigger Warning: this episode contains descriptions of police brutality and solitary confinement which some listeners may find upsetting.
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Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/...
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Sources for further reading:
Fearless Fighter: An Autobiography – by Vera Chirwa
Meet Malawi’s first female lawyer who fought for a multi-party system and spent 12 years on death row
CELEBRATING VERA MLANGAZUWA CHIRWA – BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Malawi campaigner still fighting
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Vera Chirwa was Malawi’s first female lawyer and became a founding member of the Malawi Congress Party and the Nyasaland African Women’s league. Chirwa’s belief in multiparty democratic rule came at a time when a dangerous despot, Hastings Banda ruled a newly independent Malawi. In 1982, Banda ended up charging Vera and her husband Orton with treason, and the following year the court sentenced the couple to death. In this episode we look at Vera Chirwa's life and her drive to keep going despite being held as a prisoner of conscience in horrendous conditions.
Trigger Warning: this episode contains descriptions of police brutality and solitary confinement which some listeners may find upsetting.
Follow us on IG: itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent. Pre-order It's a Continent (2022) on Amazon, Waterstones and Foyles
We're on Buy me a Coffee too: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent
Visit our website: itsacontinent.com
Hosts: Chinny: Twitter/IG: chindomiee
Astrid: IG: astrid_monologuesx
Artwork by Margo Designs: https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com
Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg
Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/...
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Sources for further reading:
Fearless Fighter: An Autobiography – by Vera Chirwa
Meet Malawi’s first female lawyer who fought for a multi-party system and spent 12 years on death row
CELEBRATING VERA MLANGAZUWA CHIRWA – BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Malawi campaigner still fighting
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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