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Over 1 500 detained since July 20

Published 22 February 2016Updated 27 August 2019

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One of the major reasons for the State President, PW Botha, declaring a State of Emergency in 36 magisterial districts was to justify the mass detentions of some 1 500 people since July 20.

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