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Swaziland: independence doesn't mean freedom

Today, 6 September, is Independence Day in Swaziland. But the trade union movement there is taking action all this week to demonstrate against the last feudal dictatorship in Africa. Independence, sadly, has not meant freedom for ordinary people in Swaziland, which is one of the poorest countries on the planet and has the highest rate of HIV/AIDS infection anywhere.
6.9.2011

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