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There also are five commercial radio stations including the Catholic Radio Ecclesia, and Radio Lac Luanda, which openly criticized aspects of government policies and highlighted poor socioeconomic conditions. On July 9, Radio Ecclesia suspended its regular programming for 2 days to protest against editorial interference by the Government. The station managers reported that the radio was under political pressure to modify coverage of opposition activities and broader issues that the government press had criticized as sympathetic to UNITA. The station's general manager subsequently denied any political pressure. ... [Read More]
2004
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Travel Restrictions Cease for Former Senior Officials of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (Taken Question)
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(J) Appendix A: Chronology of Significant Terrorist Incidents, 2000
Press reported UNITA troops kidnapped 14 clergy members from the Dunge Catholic Mission in Benguela. According to press accounts, two persons were killed and several escaped during the kidnapping. On 26 July all remaining hostages were released unharmed. ... Armed militants killed 35 Sikhs in Chadisinghpoora Village, according to press reports. Police officers arrested Muslim militants, who confessed to helping two groups suspected in the massacre--the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and the Hizb ul-Mujahedin--two of the principal Muslim groups in Kashmir. ... [Read More]
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US Director, Weapons Removal and Abatement, Meets Angolan Coordinator of the National Inter-Department Commission for Mine Removal and Humanitarian Assistance press release
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Angola (06/05)
The Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC), formed in 1974, rejects the Alvor Accords that included Cabinda as part of Angolan territory at independence. Since 1975, FLEC has engaged in low-level guerilla attacks against government targets and has periodically kidnapped foreigners in an effort to press for an independent Cabindan state. Leadership struggles within FLEC have led to its breakup into various splinter factions, two of which continue the movement's armed insurgency. The international community has rejected the notion of Cabindan independence. The Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) launched a major offensive against FLEC in November 2002. While the offensive was moderately successful, at least one of the FLEC factions retains a guerilla capability. Periodic, separate negotiations between the leadership of the two armed FLEC factions and the Angolan Government have failed to produce a settlement to the conflict. ... [Read More]
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September 10, 2004 - US Embassy Statement on Three Years After September 11March 10, 2004 - US State Department Report on Human Rights in AngolaFebruary 3 2004 - Embassy press release on Agribusiness Development in Cabinda is promoted through a Public Private Alliance with Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited (CABGOC) (representing Block 0 Association), ACDI/VOCA and USAIDFebruary 2 2004 - White House Fact Sheet on The President Bush's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget for the Emergency Plan for AIDS ReliefOctober 20, 2003 - Embassy press release on U.S. Support for Angolan NGOsOctober 17, 2003 - Embassy press release on U.S. Sponsorship of Training for an Angolan Delegation at the International Law Enforcement AcademyOctober 7, 2003 - Embassy Statement Regarding JA Article on Investing in AngolaSeptember 30, 2003 - Embassy press release on The U.S. Places New $20 Note in Circulation with Subtle Background ColorsSeptember 2 ... [Read More]
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June 3, 2005 - US State Department Report on Trafficking in PersonsApril 27, 2005 - US State Department Statement on United States Support for Angolan RepatriationMarch 31, 2005 - US Embassy Press Release on US Director, Weapons Removal and Abatement, Meets Angolan Coordinator of the National Inter-Department Commission for Mine Removal and Humanitarian AssistanceMarch 8, 2005 - Opinion Piece by US Ambassador to Angola Cynthia G. Efird on Founding Mothers - Standard Bearers for Freedom placed on Jornal de AngolaFebruary 28, 2005 - US State Department Report on Human Rights in AngolaFebruary 18, 2005 - US Embassy 1Press Release on US Embassy and Angolan Association for Justice, Peace and Democracy Hold a Lecture on Human and Civil Rights ... [Read More]
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