Labour | Politics | Human rights
SA workers to "invade Swaziland"
afrol News, 28 March - On the day of the planned mass protest in the totalitarian kingdom of Swaziland, 12 April, the powerful trade union COSATU in neighbouring South Africa plans a protest march to "invade" the kingdom in solidarity.
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Politics | Human rights
Swazi regime clamps down on protesters
afrol News, 18 March - Some 10,000 pro-democracy protesters in the totalitarian kingdom of Swaziland are met with police forces "armed to their teeth" and roadblocks throughout the city of Manzini.
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Labour | Politics | Human rights
Swaziland uprising "begins on Friday"
afrol News, 17 March - Trade unions and student organisations in the totalitarian kingdom of Swaziland are to start mass protests and strikes tomorrow, Friday, demanding democracy and economic reforms.
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Politics | Human rights
Swaziland gears up for "national uprising"
afrol News, 1 March - The opposition in Swaziland plans a "North Africa inspired" uprising against the totalitarian regime of King Mswati II. The timing is good, as budget cuts are leading to reduced salaries.
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Politics
Still no intl pressure on Swaziland
afrol News, 14 February - As democracy revolts are spreading around the world and pressure on dictatorships to reform grows, the totalitarian Swazi kingdom still is left without pressure; even without interest.
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Politics
Swaziland opposition plans offensive
afrol News, 30 November - PUDEMO, the banned opposition of Swaziland, has announced that "the year 2011 must begin with a bang." An opposition congress in January is to plan for a democratic revolution in the kingdom.
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Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition
Swazi govt tried to underreport hunger
afrol News, 15 October - Swaziland is one of very few African countries where hunger has become more widespread during the last decades, new evidence shows. But Swazi authorities tried to manipulate data to the UN, saying the opposite.
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Politics | Human rights
Neighbours lose patience with Swaziland
afrol News, 4 October - In South Africa, the disgust with Swaziland's totalitarian King Mswati III is spreading. A trade union-led campaign to condemn and isolate the Swazi regime is now getting wider support, including from the Church and the ruling ANC.
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Politics | Human rights
Crackdown on Swaziland opposition
afrol News, 29 June - Police in the autocratic kingdom of Swaziland have started a new round of attacks on opposition and trade union leaders and members, accusing them of "terrorism" following a wave of petrol bombs.
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Society | Politics
Mysterious bomb attack on Swazi oppositional
afrol News, 9 June - A petrol bomb, of the same type that rocked polices stations and Swaziland MPs in 2005, went off at the home of Alex Langwenya, the leader of a banned opposition group. The police immediately arrested Mr Langwenya.
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Politics | Labour | Health
Swazi police disrupts activist's funeral
afrol News, 17 May - The Sipho Jele saga went on on Sunday, as relatives and friends tried to bury the trade unionist that had died in police detention. Around 500 armed police officers disrupted the funeral and arrested more Swazi civil society leaders.
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Labour | Politics | Human rights
Swaziland unionist denied burial
afrol News, 14 May - Sipho Jele, an oppositional trade unionist dying under suspicious conditions while in detention earlier this month, has been denied a traditional burial in his home area. Burial lands belong to King Mswati III.
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Politics | Labour | Human rights
Swazi trade unionist "killed" in custody
afrol News, 12 May - Trade unionists are furious after "the suspicious death" and alleged "killing" in custody of Sipho Jele, an activist of the Swaziland Agriculture and Plantation Workers' Union (SAPWU). Unions are the core of opposition in Swaziland.
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Politics | Society
Swazi opposition asks for sanctions
afrol News, 18 March - Accepting a prestigious democracy award given by the Danish parliament, Swaziland's opposition leader Mario Masuku asked for international sanctions against the kingdom. The Swazi government called the award "unfortunate".
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» 11.06.2009 - Voluntary male circumcision campaign begins in Swaziland and Zambia
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