Zone d'identification
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Titre
Date(s)
- January 1978 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
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Dépôt
Histoire archivistique
Preserved within the IDAF archive series of 'Focus' newsletters detailing Southern African liberation struggles.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
This issue highlights torture and political repression in Namibia, including sworn affidavits of electric shock torture and abuse of detainees like Bernadus Petrus. It covers arrests of SWAPO leaders, police crackdowns on rallies, and controversial security laws such as AG9. South African topics include trials, bannings, deaths in detention (e.g., Steve Biko, Rick Turner), Goch Street shootings, and Spring Six sentencing. Other topics include educational repression, press censorship, Rhodesian executions, guerilla warfare, and the seizure of banned organisations’ assets.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Accroissements
No further accruals expected.
Mode de classement
Chronologically organized within the IDAF Focus series.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Open for research and academic use.
Conditions de reproduction
Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.
Langue des documents
anglais
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
OCR text from original print bulletin; readable.
Instruments de recherche
Instrument de recherche téléversé
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Originals held by the South African History Archives.
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.
Unités de description associées
Issues 1–13; Steve Biko inquest; Pretoria 12 trial; SASO-BPC trial documentation.
Note de publication
Focus', Issue No. 14. International Defence and Aid Fund, January 1978.
Zone des notes
Note
Rich in primary testimonies and photographs of torture. Includes a landmark legal account of Victor Nkandi's trial and forensic reports.
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Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- Bernadus Petrus (Sujet)
- Franciscus Petrus (Sujet)
- Tauno Hatuikulipi (Sujet)
- Justin Ellis (Sujet)
- Daniel Tjongarero (Sujet)
- Reinhold Ipinge (Sujet)
- Raula Shimbode (Sujet)
- Naftali Shigwedha (Sujet)
- Victor Nkandi (Sujet)
- Steve Biko (Sujet)
- Rick Turner (Sujet)
- Donald Woods (Sujet)
- Mosima Gabriel Sexwale (Sujet)
- Naledi Tsiki (Sujet)
- Solomon Mahlangu (Sujet)
- Patrick Mabinda (Sujet)
- Joe Gqabi (Sujet)
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Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
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Note de l'archiviste
OCR-based extraction from Focus Issue 14. Includes extensive legal affidavits, reports of police violence, and trial summaries.