Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- September-October 1990 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 issue (approx. 8 pages); print and digital
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) was established to support individuals and groups opposed to apartheid in South Africa and other forms of political repression in Southern Africa. It provided legal aid, published newsletters and bulletins, and supported the families of detainees and political prisoners.
Repository
Archival history
Published as part of the FOCUS series by IDAF Publications Ltd., distributed internationally to inform about repression in South Africa and Namibia. Maintained in the UK-PWP repository as part of the IDAF collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to UK-PWP by IDAF Publications Ltd. as part of regular publication deposit.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This issue of FOCUS reports on political trials, police repression, right-wing violence, and restrictions on freedom of assembly in South Africa during September-October 1990. It documents ongoing political trials, hunger strikes, police and army actions against protests, right-wing vigilante violence, and the legal and social context of state repression. Includes case studies, trial outcomes, and incidents of violence, as well as updates on legislation and the activities of unions and youth organizations.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
No appraisal or destruction scheduled; retained as part of the permanent IDAF collection for its historical value.
Accruals
Further accruals expected as part of the ongoing FOCUS series.
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically by issue number within the FOCUS series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Originals held by UK-PWP and IDAF Publications Ltd., Canon Collins House, 64 Essex Road, London N1 8LR.
Existence and location of copies
Copies may exist in affiliated IDAF committees in Britain, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden; digital surrogates may be available.
Related units of description
Other issues of FOCUS (e.g., Focus 68, Focus 84, Focus 86, Focus 87, Focus 88, Focus 89); IDAF pamphlets, books, films, and photographic exhibitions.
Publication note
ISSN 0960572X. Published six times a year by IDAF Publications Ltd.
Notes area
Note
FOCUS is a regular publication by IDAF to inform international opinion about repression in South Africa and Namibia, supporting the call for the release of all political prisoners. Material is typeset by The Alden Press and printed by the Honey Press Ltd, Banbury.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Name access points
- International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) (Subject)
- African National Congress (ANC) (Subject)
- South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) (Subject)
- South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Subject)
- South African Youth Congress (SAYCO) (Subject)
- Congress of South African Students (Subject)
- Black Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA) (Subject)
- Azanian National Liberation Army (AZANLA) (Subject)
- Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (Subject)
- South African Defence Force (SADF) (Subject)
- President F.W. de Klerk (Subject)
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Description control area
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Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition, 2000.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Arabic
Sources
Archivist's note
FOCUS is a regular publication by IDAF to inform international opinion about repression in South Africa and Namibia, supporting the call for the release of all political prisoners. Material is typeset by The Alden Press and printed by the Honey Press Ltd, Banbury.