Reading the revolution: the book club that terrified the Angolan regime
Fifteen youths have been jailed, but rather than silencing dissent the crackdown on free thought reveals just how nervous the government is, writes Simon Allison (The Guardian) As a group of young Angolans gathered in the capital Luanda for their regular book club, authorities clearly felt the act of reading was so subversive that it was tantamount to a rebellion, and state security forces immediately intervened. Thirteen of the readers were arrested in a raid last week, alon
