An unauthorized youth demonstration [1] [pt] called by the Angolan Revolutionary Movement (Movimento Revolucionario Angolana) is planned for this afternoon, September 19, 2013, in the capital city of Angola, Luanda. A few hours before the demonstration is expected to begin, Mozambican journalist from BBC Africa Zenaida Machado (@zenaidamz) wrote on Twitter:
#Angola [2] Police say they did not authorize the protest because of fears that the group would use slogans that incite violence & promote war.
— zenaida machado (@zenaidamz) September 19, 2013 [3]
Machado quotes a statement by the Spokesman of National Police, Aristófanes dos Santos, broadcast [4] on national television TPA last night:
#Angola [2] police vow to clamp down on planned protest. “We'll repress all acts that go against order…We'll use force if it is necessary”
— zenaida machado (@zenaidamz) September 19, 2013 [5]
She also recalls [6] Amnesty International's recent statements [7] urging the Angolan authorities not to suppress the upcoming demonstration. The human rights organization is concerned “that like previous protests, Thursday will see unwarranted force used against the protesters”.