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Angola
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Attacks on the Press
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Attacks & developments throughout the region
November 29, 2007
Alexandre Neto, Radio Despertar
Antonio Cascais, Deutche Welle Radio HARASSED
Two journalists were detained and beaten by police in Angola’s capital city, Luanda, while reporting on forced evictions of residents from the Kilamba Kiaxi area of Luanda. Neto, the director of Radio Despertar, and Deutche Welle reporter Antonio Cascais were held and beaten at a local police station in Kilamba Kiaxi from 10 a.m. to 5 pm; Neto’s equipment was also confiscated.
DECEMBER 28, 2007Posted February 1, 2008
Arnando Chicoca, Radio Ecclesia and Apostolado
IMPRISONED
A court in the southwestern coastal town of Namibe sentenced Radio Ecclesia and Apostolado correspondent Arnando Chicoca to one month imprisonment and a 17,000 kwanza (US$227) fine. Prosecutor Bartholomew Fair said Chicoca was prosecuted for disobeying police under Article 186 of the penal code.
November 29, 2007
POSTED December 28, 2007
POSTED December 28, 2007
Alexandre Neto, Radio Despertar
Antonio Cascais, Deutche Welle Radio
HARASSED
Two journalists were detained and beaten by police in Angola’s capital city, Luanda, while reporting on forced evictions of residents from the Kilamba Kiaxi area of Luanda. Neto, the director of Radio Despertar, and Deutche Welle reporter Antonio Cascais were held and beaten at a local police station in Kilamba Kiaxi from 10 a.m. to 5 pm; Neto’s equipment was also confiscated.
NOVEMBER 29, 2007
Posted January 14, 2007
Alexandre Neto, Radio Despertar
Antonio Cascais, Deutche Welle Radio HARASSED
Two journalists were detained and beaten by police in Angola’s capital city, Luanda, while reporting on forced evictions of residents from the Kilamba Kiaxi area of Luanda. Neto, the director of Radio Despertar, and Deutche Welle reporter Antonio Cascais were held and beaten at a local police station in Kilamba Kiaxi from 10 a.m. to 5 pm; Neto’s equipment was also confiscated.
ANGOLA: Proeminente jornalista é mandado para a prisão por ação de difamação
Nova York, 5 de Outubro de 2007 – O proeminente diretor de um semanário privado de Angola foi mandado para a prisão na quarta-feira depois de ser sentenciado a oito meses de reclusão e multa de 18.7 milhões de kwanzas (US$ 250,000) por uma causa de difamação. O diretor do Semanário Angolense, Graça Campos, foi condenado em 25 de setembro por “injúria, difamação, calúnia e violação de direitos” envolvendo o ex-ministro da Justiça, de acordo com seu advogado de defesa e jornalistas locais.
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Attacks on the Press
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Although the Kenya-based East African Standard, one of
Africa's oldest continuously published newspapers, marked its 100th
anniversary in November, journalism remains a difficult profession on
the continent, with adverse government policies and multifaceted
economic woes still undermining the full development of African media.
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