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Alerts - Angola

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Angola

Violent crackdown on critics

Since January, authorities have banned and cracked down on five anti-government rallies and arrested at least 46 protesters, 11 of whom courts sentenced to prison terms of up to 90 days. The increasing violence and threats raise concerns about 2012 elections.

Angola

Police raid weekly's office, seize computers

The raid at the independent weekly "Folha 8" was conducted in connection with a politicised investigation into the publication of a satirical photo montage and effectively crippled the operations of one of the country's two remaining independent publications.

Angola

Police, security agents injure at least 14 demonstrators

The demonstrators were protesting the 32-year rule of President José Eduardo dos Santos, whom they blame for rampant corruption, widespread poverty and political repression.

Angola

Armed men threaten journalist in Cabinda

Journalist José Manuel Gimbi has gone into hiding after several armed men raided his home and threatened him with unspecified harm.

Angola

Journalist fined and given one-year suspended prison sentence

William Tonet was convicted of criminal libel despite the public prosecutor withdrawing the charges and demanding the acquittal of the journalist, a request that the judge ignored.

Angola

Human Rights Watch calls on authorities to release unfairly convicted demonstrators

A police court in Luanda sentenced five organisers of the 3 September demonstration to three months in prison and fines and damages totalling US$1,400 for the crimes of disobedience, resistance, and "corporal offenses".

Angola

Journalists beaten, equipment seized

Police beat and intimidated four journalists while they were covering a major anti-government demonstration in Luanda.

Angola

Immigration authorities deny entry to Mozambican journalists, SADC activists

Angola has denied entry to at least 17 members of southern African NGOs seeking to participate in a civil-society forum ahead of the summit and has confiscated advocacy documents from Zimbabwean activists, according to news reports.

Angola

Authorities detain journalist over report on wave of mass fainting

Police officers in the capital picked up Radio Ecclesia reporter Adão Tiago over a report about the fainting of some 20 students at a local school where he teaches English.

Angola

Two journalists assaulted, threatened at gunpoint after conducting interview with provincial governor

Nelson Sul Angola of "Angolense" and Ismael Samalata of "Folha 8" were assaulted by Faustino Muteka while interviewing him about an ongoing investigation.

Angola

Army generals launch lawsuit against editor

William Tonet, editor and owner of the "Folha 8" weekly, appeared before a court on charges related to an article published in 2008.

Angola

Journalist beaten and arrested

Koqui Mukuta was reporting on a peaceful anti-governement demonstration when he was dragged into a police vehicle and taken away.

Angola

Human Rights Watch calls for withdrawal of cybercrime bill

The proposed legislation would undercut both freedom of expression and information, and pose a severe threat to independent media, whistleblowers, and investigative journalism.

Angola

After 33 days in prison, journalist freed on bail pending appeal

Armando Chicoca was released on bail of US$2,500 pending the outcome of an appeal to the Supreme Court.

Angola

Ruling Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola obstruct independent reporting

Police officers and clerks at the National Assembly arbitrarily denied reporters access to a public hearing of the chamber's Ethics Committee, according to local journalists.

Angola

Death threats against opposition; arbitrary arrests of activists, journalists

Human Rights Watch expressed concern at anonymous death threats against opposition politicians and human rights lawyers, arbitrary arrests of journalists and activists, and misuse of the state media for partisan political purposes.

Angola

Journalist gets one year in prison for defamation

Armando José Chicoca was sentenced over his coverage of a sexual harassment scandal that implicated Namibe province's top judicial official.

Angola

New state security law restricts freedom of expression, says Human Rights Watch

According to Human Rights Watch, the new law falls short of Angola's international legal obligations.

Angola

Popular radio commentator injured in stabbing

António Manuel Manuel Da Silva is the third journalist since September who has been attacked for criticising the government, CPJ said.

Angola

Radio presenter gunned down

Alberto Graves Chakussanga was the presenter of a programme on Radio Despertar, a station critical of the ruling MPLA government.

Angola

Human Rights Watch calls on government to end case against Cabinda rights defenders

Freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are at stake, Human Rights Watch noted.

Angola

Government urged to release Cabinda rights defenders

Three human rights defenders were arrested, apparently on political grounds, following an 8 January 2010 attack on Togolese footballers in Cabinda.

Angola

Togolese journalist killed in attack in Angola

Stanislas Ocloo was gunned down in the attack on Togo's national soccer team's bus in the northwestern Angolan enclave of Cabinda.

Angola

Protect press freedom for Africa Cup, Human Rights Watch urges

The recent arrest of two journalists in Cabinda highlights the climate of intimidation, Human Rights Watch noted.

Angola

Journalist receives three months' suspended prison sentence over article criticising soldiers

The Provincial Tribunal of Luanda has sentenced journalist Eugénio Mateus to a three-month suspended prison sentence for alleged abuse of the media.

Angola

In continuing harassment, newspaper editor forbidden to leave country

Reporters Without Borders condemns the foreign travel ban that has been placed on William Tonet, the editor of the independent Luanda-based biweekly "Folha 8"

Angola

Former VOA journalist sentenced to 12 years in prison for "crimes against the state"

(HRW/IFEX) - The following is an abridged version of a Human Rights Watch press release:

Angola

Radio station ordered to suspend broadcasts for six months

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders condemns the government's decision on 8 July 2008 to suspend independent Radio Despertar's broadcasts for 180 days on the grounds that their current range, 400 km, is much more the 50 km stipulated in its licence. The suspension comes just one month before an election campaign is due to begin on 5 August.

Angola

One journalist sentenced for allegedly defaming former justice minister, another on trial for allegedly defaming first lady

(MISA/IFEX) - On 23 June 2008, the Angolan journalist Felisberto da Grâça Campos was sentenced by an Angolan court to six months in prison for allegedly defaming former justice minister Paulo Tjipilika. The journalist was sentenced on charges of defamation, libel, and abuse of the press.

Angola

Provincial radio reporter receives 30-day prison sentence for covering street vendors' protest

(RSF/IFEX) - RSF condemns the 30-day prison sentence passed by a criminal court in the southwestern city of Namibe on 28 December 2007 against Armando Chicoca, a correspondent of the privately-owned radio station Radio Ecclesia, following his arrest during a demonstration by street vendors six days earlier.

Angola

Newspaper editor released provisionally pending outcome of appeal

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders welcomes the provisional release on 9 November 2007 of Felisberto da Grâça Campos, the editor of the weekly "Semanario Angolense", pending the outcome of his appeal against the eight-month sentence he received on 3 October on charges of defaming, insulting and denigrating a former minister.

Angola

Journalist jailed for eight months for "damaging former minister's reputation"

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has expressed shock as a criminal court in Luanda jailed journalist and editor Felisberto da Grâça Campos for eight months and fined him US$250,000 for allegedly insulting a former minister.

Angola

ARTICLE 19 calls for lifting of media restrictions prior to elections

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release:

Angola

As Angola joins OPEC, Human Rights Watch calls on government to cease harassing critics of oil corruption

(HRW/IFEX) - The following is a 15 December 2006 Human Rights Watch press release:

Angola

CAPSULE REPORT: Human Rights Watch reviews new press law, press freedom situation ahead of 2007 elections

(HRW/IFEX) - The following is an HRW press release:

Angola

Two journalists murdered

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has condemned the murders of two journalists in the past 10 days. The victims were Augusto Sebastiao Domingos Pedro, the correspondent of the state-owned "Jornal de Angola" in the western province of Bengo, and Benicio Wedeinge, the director of the public television station TPA in the southern province of Cunene.

Angola

ARTICLE 19 examines freedom of expression and access to information situation in light of upcoming elections

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is a 26 May 2006 ARTICLE 19 press release:

Angola

National Assembly president accuses independent media of instigating a "new civil war"

(MISA/IFEX) - On October 12, 2005, the President of Angola's National Assembly accused local independent media of instigating a new civil war in the country.

Angola

Photojournalist and newspaper censored, equipment confiscated

(MISA/IFEX) - On 24 August 2005, Angolan police harassed and censored a photojournalist with the independent weekly "Angolense", allegedly for reporting in an area without prior authorisation.

Angola

Public radio station fires journalist for criticism

(MISA/IFEX) - Angola's government-controlled National Radio has fired a respected sports analyst after he criticised the country's Football Federation.

Angola

Journalist sentenced to 10 years in prison

(MISA/IFEX) - On 19 July 2005, journalist Celso Amaral was sentenced to ten years in prison after being found guilty on several charges related to the mismanagement of state funds. Amaral had been accused of misusing approximately US$42,547 during the time he headed the government-controlled branch of Radio National in the central province of Huila.

Angola

Newspaper's coverage of government and ruling party activities increases in response to pressure from minister

(MISA/IFEX) - Three months after Deputy Minister of Information Miguel de Carvalho urged state-owned "Jornal de Angola" to give less space to the opposition, the country's only daily has significantly increased its coverage of government and ruling party activities, journalists have told MISA-Angola.

Angola

Huila province journalists express concern about governor's comments

(MISA/IFEX) - On 17 June 2005, Ramos da Cruz, governor of Angola's northern Huila province, accused the provincial National Radio of attempting to create an "unstable environment" in the province by airing a story about a delay in the payment of salaries to public servants.

Angola

Deputy information minister cautions journalists against "negative stories" on government

(MISA/IFEX) - On 17 April 2005, Angolan Deputy Minister of Information Miguel de Carvalho warned journalists at the state-controlled "Jornal de Angola" not to criticise the government and the ruling Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA). "Jornal de Angola" is the only Angolan daily newspaper.

Angola

Government suspends popular radio programme

(MISA/IFEX) - On 28 March 2005, the government-controlled Angolan National Radio suspended a very popular current affairs and analysis program directed by journalists Africano Neto and Isaac Neney.

Angola

MPs consider bill that would bar journalists from reporting on provisional election results

(MISA/IFEX) - Angolan members of parliament (MPs) are considering passing a bill that would bar journalists from reporting on provisional election results.

Angola

Director of government news agency threatens to shoot journalist

(MISA/IFEX) - On 16 December 2004, Miguel de Carvalho, director of the ANGOP government news agency, threatened to shoot a journalist working for the independent weekly "Agora".

Angola

Photographer arrested, censored

(MISA/IFEX) - On 10 November 2004, photographer Carlos Augusto, who was reporting for the independent weekly paper "Angolense", was arrested by police for photographing a police raid on street vendors in the capital, Luanda.

Angola

Freedom of expression rights violated in country's interior, says Human Rights Watch

(HRW/IFEX) - The following is a Human Rights Watch press release:

Angola

Editor faces prison term

(MISA/IFEX) - On 30 March 2004, the Luanda Provincial Tribunal sentenced Felisberto de Graça Campos, director and editor of the weekly magazine "Semanario Angolense", to 45 days in prison or a fine of US$1,200 for a series of articles published in 2003 that detailed the fortunes of prominent government officials.

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