Swazi political organizers and activists face wave of state repression
Pro-democracy activists in Swaziland have accused the state of targeting leaders with fabricated charges in an effort to silence dissent.
Exiled Swazi activists protest Trump deportation deal outside US embassy in South Africa
King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, is accused of accepting USD 500 million from the Trump administration to accept deported criminals in Swaziland.
US deportation of migrants to Swaziland further undermines the legitimacy of its embattled monarch
King Mswati III, the last absolute monarch in Africa who survived an insurrection by using the army against the pro-democracy movement, has further weakened his position by caving to the US pressure to accept its deportees.
Police shoot and abduct Communist Party of Swaziland member Mvuselelo Mkhabela
Mvuselelo was reportedly shot and dragged into a police van. His current whereabouts are unknown. Mvuselelo was tortured earlier this month for protesting elections
“Assassination of Thulani Maseko has killed prospects of peaceful struggle in Swaziland”
Activist and lawyer Thulani Maseko, who was at the forefront of Swaziland’s struggle for democracy, was gunned down hours after King Mswati’s threatening speech to pro-democracy activists. PUDEMO President Mlungisi Makhanya talks about Thulani’s struggle and what his killing means for the country
Our struggle must be united: Pan-Africanist socialist youth chart the way forward
Youth leaders from 14 countries gathered in South Africa as part of the “Youth Camp: Pioneers of the Revolution” to strengthen Pan-African unity and solidarity across struggles.
Residence of Swazi pro-democracy leader bombed by alleged state-sponsored hit-squad
Mlungisi Makhanya, president of one of the largest pro-democracy political parties, PUDEMO, whose house was attacked “remains unshaken, defiant”
One year after a brutal crackdown, the struggle for democracy remains alive in Swaziland
June 29 was observed as a day of commemoration in Swaziland to honor the dozens of people killed by the forces of King Mswati III during the unprecedented anti-monarchist uprising of 2021
Communist Party of Swaziland activist abducted and beaten up amid rising repression
Bongi Nkambule, a Communist Party activist, was allegedly kidnapped by the police while returning from the Manzini court where charges against his comrades, including the former general secretary of the students’ union, were being heard
Student leader released on bail in Swaziland, persecution of Egyptian lawyer and other stories
Today we look at the release of a student leader in Swaziland, the persecution of a human rights lawyer in Egypt, and more
Student leader in Swaziland granted bail after protesters threaten to render kingdom “ungovernable”
The arrest of Colani Maseko and subsequent torture of student leaders coincided with a fresh wave of anti-monarchist protests
Swaziland’s pro-democracy protesters demonstrate outside UN
Protesters are calling on the international community to isolate King Mswati which they say would be the real recognition of the will of the ordinary people agitating for democracy
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