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Eswatini: Supreme Court Frees Jailed Writers
Swazi Media, 30 June 2015
Swaziland's Supreme Court on Tuesday (30 June 2015) ordered the release of magazine editor Bheki Makhubu and Thulani Maseko, a human rights lawyer, who had been jailed for two… Read more »
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Eswatini: Supreme Court Frees Lawyer Maseko, Editor Makhubu
SALC, 30 June 2015
On Tuesday, 30 June 2015, the Supreme Court in Swaziland upheld an appeal brought by human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko, and magazine editor, Bheki Makhubu against their… Read more »
Swaziland Supreme Court Frees Jailed Writers
The court upheld an appeal brought by human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko, and magazine editor Bheki Makhubu against their conviction on two charges of contempt of court and their two-year prison sentences.
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More than 50 trade unions and civil society organisations from across the world have joined to nominate two jailed Swaziland journalists for a human rights award. Read more »
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The editor of the Nation magazine, Bheki Makhubu and human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko, accused of writing articles criticising the judiciary, have been convicted of contempt of ... Read more »
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A top editor and a human rights lawyer remain in jail awaiting trial for contempt of court after they allegedly criticized the country's judiciary system in magazine articles. Read more »
