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South Africa: R2K to Protest Secrecy Bill Vote
R2K, 25 April 2013
Today at 14h00 the National Assembly will vote to pass the Secrecy Bill. The Right2Know Campaign will be picketing outside Luthuli House in Johannesburg from 13h00 to 16h00 and… Read more »
S African Rights Group Protests Against Secrecy Bill
The Right2Know campaign say they remain committed to challenging the Protection of State Information Bill. The National assembly is voting to pass the bill which could see whistleblowers, journalists or activists prosecuted for disclosing classified records with the purpose of revealing corruption.
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