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Eswatini: Law Society Takes On Top Judges
Swazi Media, 5 August 2014
The Law Society of Swaziland is taking on the kingdom's judiciary, arguing that King Mswati III has appointed judges in violation of the constitution. Read more »
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Eswatini: Embattled Magazine Sets Up Legal Assistance Fund
MISA-Swaziland, 5 August 2014
A monthly magazine in Swaziland is appealing for support as it continues to battle its way through the courts in a case that has drawn attention to the lack of free speech in the… Read more »
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Eswatini: Outrage Over Jailing of Journalist, Lawyer
MISA, 1 August 2014
The sentencing of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko and editor Bheki Makhubu to two years in prison without the option of a fine, for writing articles criticizing the Swazi… Read more »
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Eswatini: Jailed Journalist Calls On U.S. to Sanction King
Swazi Media, 31 July 2014
Thulani Maseko, the human rights lawyer and journalist jailed for two years in Swaziland because he wrote a magazine article critical of the Swazi judiciary, has written from his… Read more »
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Eswatini: Journalists Jailed 'To Deter Others'
Swazi Media, 26 July 2014
Swaziland High Court Judge Mpendulo Simelane sentenced an editor and a writer to two years in jail to deter other journalists from criticizing the state. Read more »
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Eswatini: Chief Justice Reported to Issue Arrest Warrants for Critical Judges
Swazi Media, 19 May 2014
A newspaper in Swaziland reported on Monday (19 May 2014) that the controversial Chief Justice Michael Ramodibedi had issued warrants for the arrest of three High Court Judges… Read more »