Thursday, 23 September 2021

One in five Swazis in food crisis, need ‘urgent humanitarian assistance’

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More than one in five people in Swaziland (eSwatini) face food shortages that require ‘urgent humanitarian assistance,’ according to the lat...
Tuesday, 21 September 2021

Swaziland Army ‘teargas, injure striking students in their college rooms’

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Swaziland (eSwatini) soldiers reportedly attacked striking students in their college rooms, firing teargas. Many students were assaulted w...
Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Two prodemocracy Swaziland MPs facing ‘terrorism’ charges denied bail for second time

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Two prodemocracy Swaziland (eSwatini) members of parliament charged under the Suppression of Terrorism Act had their second application for ...
Tuesday, 14 September 2021

Swaziland soldiers ‘assault party-goers, force them to eat raw meat’

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Soldiers in Swaziland (eSwatini) have been accused of assaulting a group of young people who had been having a braai (barbecue) at a private...
Sunday, 12 September 2021

People of Swaziland deserve justice over lives lost in recent political unrest, human rights group reports

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The people of Swaziland (eSwatini) should exercise their right to choose their political system and justice must be done for lives lost duri...
Saturday, 11 September 2021

Swaziland prodemocracy protesters take their case to UN

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Hundreds of prodemocracy demonstrators in Swaziland (eSwatini) gathered outside the UN office inn the kingdom’s capital Mbabane demanding ...
Thursday, 9 September 2021

Security forces set up roadblocks across Swaziland to hinder prodemocracy protests

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Police and security forces set up roadblocks across Swaziland (eSwatini) to stop people joining prodemocracy protests at the kingdom’s borde...
Tuesday, 7 September 2021

Police, army block political protests across Swaziland

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Swaziland (eSwatini) police and soldiers were out in numbers to block prodemocracy marches across the kingdom at the start of an intended gl...
Sunday, 5 September 2021

Plan to blockade Swaziland border as campaign for democracy intensifies

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South African trade unionists plan to blockade the border with Swaziland (eSwatini) in support of a campaign for democracy in the kingdom. ...
Saturday, 4 September 2021

Swaziland police ‘shoot and kill suspected cannabis farmer without trying to arrest him’

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Swaziland (eSwatini) police reportedly shot a man in the head, killing him, after they suspected him of farming cannabis (known locally as...
Friday, 3 September 2021

Swaziland school closed after pupils boycott after illegal corporal punishment

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A high school in Swaziland (eSwatini) has been closed indefinitely after pupils boycotted classes in protest at beatings that some had recei...
Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Two Swaziland pro-democracy MPs charged under terrorism law

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Two Swaziland (eSwatini) members of parliament have been charged under a terrorism law after speaking out for democracy in the kingdom. Md...
Saturday, 17 July 2021

Swaziland absolute monarch appoints new Prime Minister – no election held

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King Mswati III, the absolute monarch of Swaziland (eSwatini), has appointed Cleopas Dlamini as his new prime minister. He made the announ...