Eight members of NGO Diamonds for Peace (DFP) volunteers had worked on translating the book “Blood Diamond: Corruption and Torture in Angola” written by Rafael Marques de Morais, the Angolan journalist and human rights activist, into Japanese. DFP released Japanese version online. Angola is situated in Southern Africa. It is…
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Angolan Embassy in Tokyo received the second batch of signatures with open letter
Greetings from Yokohama, Japan. Diamonds for Peace had conducted the online campaign addressed to the Angolan president to cancel the sentence against the journalist, Rafael Marques de Morais, who revealed the cases of violence and murders in diamond producing areas in Angola masterminded by Angolan high ranking officials. Diamonds for…
Continue ReadingAngolan Embassy in Tokyo received the first batch of signatures with the open letter
Greetings! Regarding the online petition addressed to the president of Angola to cancel the verdict against Rafael Marques de Morais who revealed the tortures and killings in diamond mining areas in Angola, the Embassy of Angola in Tokyo received the open letter addressed to the president along with the first…
Continue ReadingOnline petition addressed to Angolan President to cancel the sentence against the journalist
21st August 2015 Diamonds for Peace (DFP), Japan-based non-profit organization, started the online petition at change.org addressed to Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos asking to cancel the sentence against the journalist Rafael Marques de Morais who revealed the inconvenient truth of diamonds industry in Angola. DFP will deliver the…
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