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Spotlight: Angola Attacks Freedom of Assembly

Angola: Police beat, set dogs on peaceful protesters

2 March 2017
Human Rights Watch

The Angolan government should urgently and impartially investigate police use of force to disperse a peaceful protest in the capital, Luanda. The police beat activists with batons and injured at least four protesters using police dogs.

Angola Highlights
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Angola

Marques de Morais charged yet again

Renowned Angolan journalist tells CPJ a prosecutor questioned him for three hours before charging him over an article that alleged wrongdoing by Angola's attorney general.

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists‎ 4 January 2017

Angola Censorship Free Expression & the Law

Journalists could be arbitrarily prosecuted under Angola's new media law

The law grants the government and ruling party expansive power to interfere with the work of journalists, and potentially to prevent reporting on corruption or human rights abuses.

‎ Human Rights Watch‎ 1 December 2016

Angola Attacks Freedom of Assembly

Demolition protest costs 14-year-old his life

Serious concerns follow the deployment of Angolan military police over protests against the demolition of 625 homes.

‎ Human Rights Watch‎12 August 2016

Latest from Angola

"Reading is not a crime!" Angolan activists conditionally released from prison

‎ Human Rights Watch

Angola Free Expression & the Law 6 July 2016
Luanda Book Club jailed for "criminal conspiracy"

‎ PEN International

Angola Censorship Free Expression & the Law 31 March 2016
Angola imprisons activist for demonstration that did not happen

‎ Freedom House

Angola Freedom of Assembly 17 September 2015
Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais convicted of defamation

‎ International Press Institute

Angola Censorship Free Expression & the Law 29 May 2015
Public prosecutor proceeds with conviction against author of blood diamonds exposé

‎ Index on Censorship

Angola Censorship Free Expression & the Law 26 May 2015
Angolan investigative journalist settles defamation case over blood diamonds book

‎ Media Institute of Southern Africa

Angola Free Expression & the Law 26 May 2015
Rafael Marques de Morais slapped with 15 new charges over diamond industry exposé

‎ Media Institute of Southern Africa

Angola Censorship 31 March 2015
Drop defamation charges against author of "Blood Diamonds: Corruption and Torture in Angola"

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Angola Censorship Free Expression & the Law 26 March 2015
Southern African Development Community: Address free expression, human rights in member countries

‎ Human Rights Watch

Zambia Swaziland Angola Zimbabwe Malawi 15 August 2014
African Commission should address restrictions on peaceful assembly in Sudan, Angola

‎ Human Rights Watch

Sudan Impunity Angola Freedom of Assembly 1 May 2014
Opposition activist killed, hundreds detained for protesting in Angola

‎ Human Rights Watch

Angola Attacks Freedom of Assembly 29 November 2013
Angolan intelligence service implicated in killing of protest organisers, director dismissed

‎ Human Rights Watch

Impunity Angola 25 November 2013
Angolan police brutalise and arrest protesters, journalists over public demonstration

‎ Human Rights Watch

Angola Freedom of Assembly 23 September 2013
Angolan journalist charged with defamation over reports on diamond industry

‎ Human Rights Watch

Angola Censorship 13 August 2013
Angolans protesting disappearance of activists attacked, detained

‎ Human Rights Watch

Impunity Angola Attacks Freedom of Assembly 31 May 2013
Concerns arise over Angola's economic influence on Portuguese media

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Angola Portugal 26 March 2013
Human Rights Watch report describes political violence, intimidation in run up to Angolan elections

‎ Human Rights Watch

Angola 1 August 2012
Protesters detained, disappeared

‎ Human Rights Watch

Angola 5 July 2012
Opposition begins to speak up

‎ Index on Censorship

Angola 13 April 2012
Police crush anti-government critics

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Angola 4 April 2012
Violent crackdown on critics

‎ Human Rights Watch

Impunity Angola 1 April 2012
Police raid weekly's office, seize computers

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Angola 14 March 2012
Police, security agents injure at least 14 demonstrators

‎ Human Rights Watch

Angola 7 December 2011
Armed men threaten journalist in Cabinda

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Angola Attacks 1 November 2011
Journalist fined and given one-year suspended prison sentence

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Angola 13 October 2011
Human Rights Watch calls on authorities to release unfairly convicted demonstrators

‎ Human Rights Watch

Angola 14 September 2011

At a glance

Angola

Most covered free expression issues in this country

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Freedom on the Net 2015: Angola

Facebook group, Central Angola 7311 organizes flashmobs to protest restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly

Freedom House 31 October 2015
Freedom of the Press 2015: Angola

Ranked 155th in annual global media freedom report

Freedom House 1 May 2015
State of Media Freedom in Southern Africa 2013: Angola (pdf)

Internet safer than traditional media for expressing and discussing controversial topics

Media Institute of Southern Africa 3 May 2014

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