Radio Despertar Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Angolan journalist Jorge Manuel arrested, detained for 5 days while reporting on evictions

April 15, 2021 2:41 PM EDT

New York, April 15, 2021 – Angolan authorities must refrain from arresting members of the press covering public events, and should return all equipment confiscated from journalist Jorge Manuel, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On April 7, police officers arrested Manuel, a reporter for the Radio Despertar broadcaster, while he was covering protests…

In Angola, police detain journalist for three days

February 5, 2014 3:00 PM EST

Cape Town, South Africa, February 5, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on police in Angola to release a journalist who has been held since Sunday on accusations of slander and defamation.

In Angola, radio commentator injured in stabbing

October 22, 2010 1:26 PM EDT

New York, October 22, 2010–A popular Angolan radio commentator, whose satirical broadcasts have been critical of the government, was injured in a stabbing this morning in the capital city of Luanda, according to local journalists and news reports.