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Eswatini: Support for Convicted Journalists
Swazi Media, 19 July 2014
Support grows throughout the world for the two journalists in Swaziland who were convicted of contempt of court and may face up to 10 years in jail. Read more »
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Eswatini: What Convicted Journalists Wrote
Swazi Media, 19 July 2014
A magazine editor and human rights lawyer in Swaziland face up to ten years in jail after being convicted of contempt of court for criticizing the judiciary and the kingdom's Chief… Read more »
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Eswatini: Press Swazi Gov on Human Rights - R2K
SAPA, 21 July 2014
South African Chapter Nine institutions should put pressure on the Swazi government to protect human rights, the Right2Know Campaign (R2K) said on Monday. Read more »
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Eswatini: Conviction of Swazi Journalist and Lawyer a 'Travesty of Justice' - Misa
MISA-Swaziland, 19 July 2014
The Regional Governing Council (RGC) of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) have labeled the conviction of prominent human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko and The Nation… Read more »
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Eswatini: Editor and Lawyer 'Face 10 Years Jail'
Swazi Media, 18 July 2014
The Swaziland editor and human rights lawyer convicted of contempt of court could face up to ten years in jail, according to a media report. Read more »
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Eswatini: Judge Criticized in Articles Finds Two Writers Guilty of Contempt
RSF, 18 July 2014
Editor and writer still held after more than 100 days in detention Bheki Makhubu, the editor of the political monthly The Nation, and Thulani Maseko, a human rights lawyer who… Read more »
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Eswatini: Africa's Last Absolute Monarchy
DW, 14 July 2014
It is considered an act of terrorism to criticize King Mswati III. But as Swaziland's banned opposition continues to speak out, the international community turns a blind eye. Read more »
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Eswatini: 'Nation' Magazine Banned in Jail
Swazi Media, 14 July 2014
Swaziland's only independent comment magazine has been banned from a jail in the kingdom because it is 'political', while the newspaper in effect owned by King Mswati is allowed. Read more »
Support for Convicted Swaziland Journalists
Global support is growing for the two journalists accused of writing articles that criticise the judiciary, who were recently convicted of contempt of court and facing up to 10 years in jail.
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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 »
