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Criminal defamation threat hangs over dozens of Angolan journalists ahead of 2027 vote

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Criminal defamation threat hangs over dozens of Angolan journalists ahead of 2027 vote
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In 2025, Angolan journalist Daniel Frederico fled his home country for fear that he would be jailed for defamation for an article that he did not write.



His fears were realized on October 2, 2026, when he was given a 14-month sentence, despite his absence, for a 2022 report written and published by another media outlet. Frederico, editor of the Reporter Angola news site, told CPJ from exile that his only ‘crime’ was to meet the prosecutor mentioned in Angola Online’s article to hear his

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