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- January–February 1981 (Creación)
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1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
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Filed within the IDAF archive’s newsletter series on political repression and resistance movements in Southern Africa.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
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.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Acumulaciones
No further accruals expected.
Sistema de arreglo
Chronologically ordered as part of the IDAF 'Focus' newsletter collection.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Public access allowed for research and educational use.
Condiciones
Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.
Idioma del material
inglés
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Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
OCR-scanned version; full-text readable and formatted.
Instrumentos de descripción
Uploaded finding aid
Área de materiales relacionados
Existencia y localización de originales
Originals held by the South African History Archives.
Existencia y localización de copias
Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.
Unidades de descripción relacionadas
Issues 1–31, SWAPO and ANC trial transcripts, Kassinga raid testimonies, UN and OAU communiqués.
Nota de publicación
Focus', Issue No. 32. International Defence and Aid Fund, January–February 1981.
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Notas
Important issue documenting systemic violence in Namibia, continued detentions under apartheid laws, and international efforts to hold the regime accountable.
Identificador/es alternativo(os)
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Puntos de acceso por autoridad
- Markus Kateka (Materia)
- Hendrik Kariseb (Materia)
- Ida Jimmy (Materia)
- A Modise (Materia)
- Rauna Nambinga (Materia)
- Nafta Hamata (Materia)
- Sam Nujoma (Materia)
- Zinjiva Nkondo (Materia)
- Thozamile Botha (Materia)
- Beyers Naude (Materia)
- David Russell (Materia)
- Priscilla Jana (Materia)
- Thandi Modise (Materia)
- James Mange (Materia)
- Joseph Mavi (Materia)
- Oscar Mpetha (Materia)
- Lucia Hamutenya (Materia)
- Fabian Ribeiro (Materia)
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ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
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Nota del archivista
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.