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'Blood Diamonds' Journalist Faces Renewed Threat of Prison After Alleged 'Double-Crossing' by Angolan Government
Rafael Marques thought libel charges over his reporting on atrocities in Angola would be dropped last week, but now the journalist is again facing the prospect of a stint behind bars.
Libel Charges Against 'Blood Diamonds' Journalist Rafael Marques Dropped
Marques told VICE News the generals agreed to end their quest to silence him, and did not contest the allegations of killings and torture in the country's diamond-rich Lunda Norte province.
'I Will Fight Until the End': Angolan Journalist Tried for Libel After Revealing Atrocities
Award-winning investigative journalist Rafael Marques de Morais is facing defamation charges over his allegations that nine Angolan generals committed crimes against humanity.
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