Friends of Angola

By Amnesty International A judge at the Cabinda Court ordered the provisional release of 40 more protesters on 19 April. Ten other protesters remain arbitrarily detained without charge, arrested for their involvement in peaceful protests. One female is detained at Yabi prison and nine males are detained at Cabinda civil prison. Several of the protesters…

The Globe and Mail|GEOFFREY YORK AFRICA BUREAU CHIEF JOHANNESBURG A Canadian scholar says he feared for his life when 20 soldiers took him into custody and held him at gunpoint for two days at a military base in northern Mozambique this week as he was researching a mysterious insurgency in the region. David Matsinhe, an…

Fonte: Amnesty International Afonso S. Muatchipuculo (22 anos), António J. Fernando (18 anos) e Justino H. Valente (21 anos), alunos do ensino secundário, foram condenados a sete meses de prisão pelo Tribunal Provincial de Malange em Angola, no dia 9 de Abril, após um julgamento injusto. Os três foram presos no dia 4 de Abril…

By Amnesty International High school students; Afonso S. Muatchipuculo (22), António J. Fernando (18) and Justino H. Valente (21) were sentenced to seven months in prison by the Malange Provincial Court in Angola on 9 April after an unfair trial. The three were arrested on 4 April for allegedly throwing stones at the Vice-President’s convoy…