Angola: Press Freedom at Risk Ahead of Elections
16th Nov 2006, 21:11 GMT
As Angolans prepare to vote next year in the country's first elections since 1992, the government's new press law promises much-needed reforms but still fails to protect freedom of the press adequately, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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