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Angola: Police Fire on Peaceful Protesters
HRW, 12 November 2020
Angolan police used live bullets, teargas, and dogs to disperse a peaceful anti-government protest, killing one protester, in the capital, Luanda, on November 11, 2020, Human… Read more »
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Angola: Anti-Government Protesters Plan to Take to Streets on Independence Day
DW, 10 November 2020
With Angola's economy battling, anti-government protests have been brutally subdued. But demonstrators are not backing down, and plan to take to the streets again on Wednesday --… Read more »
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Angola: Protesters Convicted With Suspended Sentence
ANGOP, 2 November 2020
At least seventy-one of the 103 demonstrators who were put on trial following the attempt to demonstrate on 24 October were sentenced on Sunday to a month's imprisonment, with… Read more »
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Angola: Protestors Go On Trial Monday
ANGOP, 26 October 2020
At least 103 people, arrested last Saturday following an illegal protest against the government's policies, will be summarily tried this Monday. Read more »
Police Clash With Anti-Govt Protesters in Angola's Capital
Police have used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Luanda, accusing them of defying the ban on demonstrations which was ordered by the governor of Luanda partly to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus. They were protesting against rising living costs, unemployment and the postponement of local elections due to Covid-19. In October 2020, dozens of people were arrested during a similar protest. Angola is one of Africa's biggest oil exporters but most of its people live in poverty.
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Angolan police should stop arresting and assaulting journalists and allow them to do their jobs freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists has said. This comes after at least six ... Read more »
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Since assuming office in 2017, President João Lourenço's stance against corruption has borne fruit - with the nation improving 21 places on the Corruption Perception ... Read more »
