LONDON, Jul 26 (IPS) – Two politicians have just been sentenced to long prison terms in Eswatini. Their crime? Calling for democracy.
Mthandeni Dube and Bacede Mabuza, both members of parliament (MP) at the time, were arrested in July 2021 for taking part in a wave of pro-democracy protests that swept the southern African country. A third MP, Mduduzi Simelane, remains subject to an arrest warrant after going into hiding.
LONDON, Jul 26 (IPS) – Two politicians have just been sentenced to long prison terms in Eswatini. Their crime? Calling for democracy.Mthandeni Dube and Bacede Mabuza, both members of parliament (MP) at the time, were arrested in July 2021 for taking part in a wave of pro-democracy protests that swept the southern African country. A third MP, Mduduzi Simelane, remains subject to an arrest warrant after going into hiding.Read the full story, “Eswatini: Jailing of Politicians the Latest Act of Repression”, on globalissues.org →