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NOVEMBER 1986

This issue of FOCUS reports on the execution of three ANC members, the ongoing State of Emergency in South Africa, rent boycotts, detentions, political trials, and repression in Namibia and neighbouring states.

11 pages · 13 articles · validated

Front matter

  • front matter

    Masthead

    pp. 1

    Masthead and contents overview for the November-December 1986 issue.

Articles

13
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    EXECUTIONS CONDEMNED

    pp. 1 19 people 8 places 8 organizations

    Report on the execution of three ANC members in Pretoria Central Prison despite international protests.

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    STATE OF EMERGENCY

    pp. 2–3 12 places 11 organizations

    Overview of the State of Emergency, media censorship, and police/military operations in townships.

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    EDUCATION

    pp. 3 5 places 6 organizations

    Report on school closures, student boycotts, and the role of the Department of Education and Training.

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    RENT BOYCOTTS

    pp. 3 9 places 4 organizations

    Report on the spread of rent boycotts across South African townships and the regime's attempts to break them.

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    DETENTIONS

    pp. 4 10 people 18 places 9 organizations

    Report on detentions under the State of Emergency and in the bantustans.

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    DETENTIONS - Additional to previous FOCUS lists

    pp. 5

    Lists of people detained under the Internal Security Act and in various bantustans.

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    POLITICAL TRIALS

    pp. 6 21 people 26 places 3 organizations

    Report on completed political trials in South Africa.

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    OTHER TRIALS

    pp. 7 25 people 24 places 9 organizations

    Report on the impact of the State of Emergency on political trials, jail sentences, and murder trials.

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    BANS AND RESTRICTIONS

    pp. 8 41 people 14 places 18 organizations

    Report on activists banned under the State of Emergency, the curbing of organizations, and the lifting of restrictions on Winnie Mandela.

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    INSIDE NAMIBIA'S PRISONS

    pp. 9 7 people 5 places 6 organizations

    Report on prison conditions in Namibia, including hunger strikes and psychological torture.

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    STATE REPRESSION

    pp. 10 13 people 5 places 4 organizations

    Report on the trial of SWAPO supporters and the indemnity of SADF soldiers in Namibia.

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    EDUCATION CONFLICTS SHARPEN

    pp. 10 2 people 4 places 2 organizations

    Report on student protests and military interference in Namibian schools.

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    NEIGHBOURING STATES FACE ATTACKS

    pp. 11 9 people 16 places 8 organizations

    Report on South African military attacks and destabilization efforts in Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, and Swaziland.