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- January–February 1981 (Création/Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
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Histoire archivistique
Filed within the IDAF archive’s newsletter series on political repression and resistance movements in Southern Africa.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
This issue documents the death sentence imposed on Markus Kateka in Namibia, mass detentions under apartheid and occupation laws, torture and health crises in prisons, political trials involving ANC and SWAPO activists, testimonies of disappearances and cross-border raids, and systemic repression through censorship, bannings, and restrictions on civil society. Highlights include the trials of ANC guerrillas, the SWAPO activist Ida Jimmy, brutal detention of juveniles, the case of Dr. Nafta Hamata, and state-sanctioned killings and disappearances in Namibia. The issue also includes coverage of forced removals, health inequalities under apartheid rule, and testimony to international bodies including the UN and OAU about South African attacks in Angola.
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 ordered as part of the IDAF 'Focus' newsletter collection.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Public access allowed for research and educational use.
Conditions de reproduction
Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.
Langue des documents
anglais
Écriture des documents
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Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
OCR-scanned version; full-text readable and formatted.
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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 1–31, SWAPO and ANC trial transcripts, Kassinga raid testimonies, UN and OAU communiqués.
Note de publication
Focus', Issue No. 32. International Defence and Aid Fund, January–February 1981.
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Note
Important issue documenting systemic violence in Namibia, continued detentions under apartheid laws, and international efforts to hold the regime accountable.
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Mots-clés - Sujets
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- Markus Kateka (Sujet)
- Hendrik Kariseb (Sujet)
- Ida Jimmy (Sujet)
- A Modise (Sujet)
- Rauna Nambinga (Sujet)
- Nafta Hamata (Sujet)
- Sam Nujoma (Sujet)
- Zinjiva Nkondo (Sujet)
- Thozamile Botha (Sujet)
- Beyers Naude (Sujet)
- David Russell (Sujet)
- Priscilla Jana (Sujet)
- Thandi Modise (Sujet)
- James Mange (Sujet)
- Joseph Mavi (Sujet)
- Oscar Mpetha (Sujet)
- Lucia Hamutenya (Sujet)
- Fabian Ribeiro (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
Extensive and harrowing issue detailing death sentences, systemic prison abuse, apartheid medical neglect, and the global response to mounting atrocities in Namibia and South Africa.