Worrisome nationwide police campaign against dissent leads to Angola arrest of pro-democracy groups
Angola articles on Democracy Chronicles
News about the struggle for democracy in Angola. According to Freedom House, the August 2012 legislative elections, while an "improvement over the 2008 polls, were not free and fair". Protests of any kind and opposition parties are routinely repressed. Also see our articles on the African continent.
Angola Urged to Release Jailed Pro-Democracy Activists
Time to release pro-democracy activists, rapper and academic Angola urged by Amnesty International
New Group Seeks to Protect Women in Violent Congo
Violence against women in violent Congo conflict areas has become regular feature of instability plagued region but new group of Congolese men have started a new program to protect women from attack
Don’t Investigate Screaming at Angola Local Police Stations
Journalists who investigated screaming at Angola local police station receives prison for work
Mariah Carey Holds $1 Milllion Concert for Angola Dictator
Singer and pop music star Mariah Carey joins long list of American and democratic world celebrities who entertain rich dictators spending stolen wealth like this concert for Angola dictator dos Santos
Angola March Hints at Simmering Discontent
Oil dictatorship is facing renewed Angola march, protests and opposition as police use force
Rare Angola Protest Wants End of Torture by Police
Hundreds risk death in Angola protest by marching against brutality of oil-fueled dictatorship
Rare Protest Dispersed by Angola Dictatorship
Oil rich nation has desperate rate of poverty as wealth is stolen by corrupt dictatorship as democracy protests dispersed by Angola dictatorship
Angola Youth Groups to Protest Dictatorship
Coalition of Angola youth groups plan to protest for democracy capital despite violence threat
Angola Dictatorship in New Crackdown on Citizens
Angola dictatorship continues slide as crackdown targets activists, street vendors and protests