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Angola Sends a Rapper and 16 Activists to Prison for Plotting Rebellion
A court in the Southern African country issued the verdict on Monday, sentencing the group of activists to as many as eight years in jail for plotting a rebellion against the government during a book club meeting last June.
One of Africa's Longest-Serving Presidents Is Planning to Step Down (Maybe)
Jose Eduardo dos Santos has led Angola since 1979 — only one other African leader has been in power longer. But he has said before he would step down, and didn't.
Angola Accuses Rapper and 14 Other Activists of Trying to Overthrow the Government
The case has elicited international outcry from politicians and activists around the world against a government that appears determined to stifle dissent within the southern African nation.
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.
