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Angola: Meet the Members of the Luanda Book Club

Maka Angola profiles the activists of the Luanda Book Club who have been jailed for reportedly plotting a rebellion.

Angola: Luanda Book Club - the Frontliners

Maka, 15 April 2016

All charged with conspiracy to plot a rebellion and criminal association. All sentenced to four years and six months in prison. All transferred to Viana Penitentiary on April 14. Read more »

The Luanda Book Club dissidents on the first day of their trial.

Angola: The Luanda Book Club - Sedrick De Carvalho

Maka, 12 April 2016

Sentenced to 4 years and 6 months. Imprisoned in Caboxa, Bengo province. Read more »
Angola: The Luanda Book Club - the Viana Three

Maka, 13 April 2016

Reports from Luanda today (April 13) say that the Angolan National Director of Prison Services, Commissar António Fortunato, has responded to international outrage over the… Read more »
Angola: Portuguese Vested Interests Trump Human Rights in Angola

Maka, 12 April 2016

The three Portuguese political parties who formed an unholy alliance to vote down a parliamentary motion which would have censured Angola over the imprisonment of 17 dissidents in… Read more »
Angola: General Zé Maria - the Puppet Master

Maka, 4 April 2016

One of the most powerful men in Angola is a septuagenarian soldier accustomed to operating in the shadows. A career military man whose name is feared across the nation. Yet outside… Read more »

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17 Angolan Activists Jailed for Rebelling

The activists were handed sentences ranging from two to more than eight years for rebelling against the government of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos. Read more »
- Angola: Angola Jails 17 Activists for 'Coup Attempt'
- Angola: 'A Sad Day for Freedom of Expression'