Pièce PWPFOCI048 - Focus on Political Repression in Southern Africa - Issue 48

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US UK-PWP01 PWPFOC001-PWPFOCI048

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Focus on Political Repression in Southern Africa - Issue 48

Date(s)

  • September–October 1983 (Création/Production)

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Pièce

Étendue matérielle et support

1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)

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Histoire archivistique

Held in the IDAF series documenting ongoing political repression and civil resistance in apartheid-era Southern Africa.

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

South African History Archive (SAHA)

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Portée et contenu

This issue highlights post-execution protests, a new death sentence, eleven treason charges in the Eastern Cape, renewed banning orders, and worsening prison conditions for political detainees. It covers township protests in Soweto and East London, police repression of rent and transport protests, numerous detentions including youth activists and clergy, and the extensive use of Section 50 of the Internal Security Act. Reports include detailed updates on treason trials, executions, state witness manipulations, prison deaths, media censorship in Namibia, the banning of Archbishop Denis Hurley's statements, and mass grave discoveries. Notably, the issue records a police massacre during a transport boycott in Mdantsane.

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 within the IDAF Focus newsletter series.

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Conditions d'accès

Open access.

Conditions de reproduction

Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

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    Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

    OCR scanned and fully readable.

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    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 1–47, Mdantsane Massacre records, Namibia press censorship files, ANC treason trial archives.

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    Note de publication

    Focus', Issue No. 48. International Defence and Aid Fund, September–October 1983.

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    Key resource documenting both individual human rights abuses and systemic repression mechanisms, including new court censorship practices and increased restrictions on public dissent.

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    Identifiant de la description

    ISADG-IDAF-Focus-48

    Identifiant du service d'archives

    IDAF-Archive

    Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

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

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        Note de l'archiviste

        This issue captures the rising tide of civil resistance and government backlash in 1983. Special attention is given to legal repression, executions, township uprisings, and international reactions to apartheid.

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