The police response has been described as a "brutal" crackdown on peaceful and unarmed protestors, including doctors and bloggers. The police carried out midnight house raids in Shia neighbourhoods, beatings at checkpoints, and denial of medical care in a "campaign of intimidation"
Kuyankha kwa apolisi kwafotokozedwa ngati 'nkhanza' yolimbana ndi ziwonetsero zamtendere komanso zopanda zida, kuphatikiza madotolo ndi olemba mabulogu. Apolisi adachita zigawenga zapakati pausiku m'malo oyandikana nawo a Shia, kumenyedwa pamalo ochezera, komanso kukana chithandizo chamankhwala mu 'kampeni yowopseza' 