In Angola, Security Laws Turn 11 Seconds into Six Months of Jail
Venâncio Lucungo was arrested on July 23 on charges of “provocation to war.” Six months later, he remains in detention at Calomboloca Penitentiary. No formal […]
Venâncio Lucungo was arrested on July 23 on charges of “provocation to war.” Six months later, he remains in detention at Calomboloca Penitentiary. No formal […]
Faced with hunger and economic decline, Angola’s government is turning to law as a tool of control — building a quiet architecture of authoritarianism. Authoritarianism […]
A teenager killed during Angola’s taxi drivers’ strike and his cousin jailed without charge reveal how police violence, political cover and judicial silence converge. On […]
In Angola, judges are breaking the law to keep critics of President João Lourenço behind bars. The case of social activist Osvaldo Caholo is not […]
“General Nila” has now been detained for six months. He was shot by officers of the Criminal Investigation Service while walking to a hospital with […]
Shot by police on the first day of Angola’s taxi drivers’ strike, a street bookseller known as “General Nila” has been held for over six […]
