Angola: From Anger to ‘Rebellion’ – How Angola Is Stretching the Law

Social activist Osvaldo Caholo has been imprisoned for almost six months for comments he made during a live social media broadcast at an anti-government protest in Luanda on 12 July 2025. Under Criminal Case No. 3807/25, the Angolan Public Prosecutor has charged him with rebellion, public instigation to crime and public apology of crime — accusations that rest entirely on spoken words, not actions, organisation or demonstrable criminal capacity.

The indictment cites statements allegedly made by…