Unidad documental simple PWPFOCI031 - Focus on Political Repression in Southern Africa - Issue 31

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Focus on Political Repression in Southern Africa - Issue 31

Fecha(s)

  • November–December 1980 (Creación)

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Unidad documental simple

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1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)

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Preserved as part of the IDAF collection documenting apartheid-era repression and resistance across Southern Africa.

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South African History Archive (SAHA)

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This issue covers school boycotts and the violent repression of student protest in South Africa, particularly in the Cape and Transvaal provinces. It details political trials, including the ANC guerrilla trials, the imprisonment of journalist Msekeli Mgijima, and union repression cases. Detentions under various security laws are documented, including hunger strikes, torture allegations, and the death of a Transkei official in custody. The newsletter features an interview with SWAPO President Sam Nujoma, highlighting repression in Namibia, including new police units, forced removals, and militarization. Also covered are conditions in Robben Island, internal exile, and the targeting of student activists and civic leaders. A large section lists detainees and political prisoners.

Valorización, destrucción y programación

Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.

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No further accruals expected.

Sistema de arreglo

Chronological sequence in the IDAF Focus bulletin series.

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Condiciones de acceso

Freely accessible for research and public consultation.

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Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.

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  • inglés

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    OCR scan from original print edition; legible and structured.

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    Originals held by the South African History Archives.

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    Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.

    Unidades de descripción relacionadas

    Issues 1–30; school boycott records, ANC guerrilla trial documentation, AG26 and Section 10 detention records.

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    Nota de publicación

    Focus', Issue No. 31. International Defence and Aid Fund, November–December 1980.

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    Important record of educational protest, civic repression, union trials, and Namibia militarization. Includes extensive testimonies and detention lists.

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    Identificador de la descripción

    ISADG-IDAF-Focus-31

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    IDAF-Archive

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    ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition

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        Nota del archivista

        This issue is particularly significant for its comprehensive coverage of state repression against youth, trade unionists, political activists, and its direct testimony on Namibia’s military crisis.

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