Angola - RSF denounces the outrageous reversal of Angolan justice in the Rafael Marques case.

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In an outrageous U-turn, an Angolan court today imposed a six-month suspended prison sentence on journalist Rafael Marques de Morais on a criminal defamation charge after dropping all charges against him a week ago in connection with his book “Blood Diamonds: Corruption and Torture in Angola.” The judge also ordered Marques to withdraw his book from sale in any form, including online, and to not republish it or have it translated into any other language, on pain of imprisonment. Under the (...)

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