Politics | Society
"Swaziland is now officially a military state"
afrol News, 19 November - Swaziland's now outlawed opposition party, Pudemo, warns that the Kingdom is now quickly turning into a military dictatorship, using its new terrorism legislation to deploy military police in the streets of Mbabane to chase peaceful dissidents.
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Labour | Politics
Swaziland bans intl civil rights meeting
afrol News, 14 October - Following royal orders, Swaziland's Prime Minister Bheki Dlamini has banned the regional Southern African Social Forum (SASF), to be hold in the kingdom later this week. The King feared the regional civil rights meeting could become "destabilising" for the monarchy.
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Politics | Human rights
COSATU campaigns for democracy in Zimbabwe and Swaziland
afrol News, 3 October - In a bid to build on momentum generated by recent congress of Southern African Trade Unions (COSATU), the body along with unions and progressive organisations of civil society from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Swaziland, have agreed to develop a new strategy to take forward campaign for democracy in Zimbabwe and Swaziland. Read more
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Politics | Human rights | Society
Swazi police arrest protesters
afrol News, 18 September - Swaziland police have arrested a number of union leaders today for planning a border blockade ahead of parliamentary elections tomorrow in the kingdom. Read more
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Labour | Politics | Society | Human rights
Exiled Swazi hero murdered
afrol News, 3 April - The exiled deputy President of the banned People's United Democratic Movement of Swaziland [PUDEMO] was shot dead by gunmen who ambushed him at Nelspruit in South Africa on Tuesday morning.
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» 24.05.2007 - Swaziland faces food crisis
» 27.03.2007 - Swaziland addresses heavy-drinking reputation
» 13.03.2007 - Still no economic growth for Swaziland
» 04.01.2007 - 55% of Swazi women are overweight
» 29.11.2006 - IMF predicts negative growth for Swaziland
» 09.11.2006 - Swaziland's parliament goes on 'strike'
» 20.10.2006 - Swazi MP asks government to resign
» 07.06.2006 - Swazi press may cover serial murder trial
» 06.06.2006 - Swazi press told not to cover serial murder trial
» 03.05.2006 - Swazi editor receives death threats
» 26.04.2006 - Swazi King: democracy is too expensive
» 12.04.2006 - Swazi pro-democracy activists arrested in SA
» 22.02.2006 - Despite new rights, Swazi journalists harassed
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