Mario Masuku is the President of the Peoples' United Democratic Movement - Insika Yenkhululeko YeMaswati - of Swaziland. For 25 years this organisation has been banned in Swaziland because political parties are illegal. PUDEMO has called for multi-party democracy since its formation, it believes a government should be of the people and for the people.
After 25 years of struggle the royal family (the Dlamini clan of king Mswati III) has now forced government to label this organisation "terrorist" and Mario Masuku has been detained without charge since Saturday November 15th, 2008.
We of Swaziland and the international community call for the immediate release of Mario Masuku. We urge the government of Swaziland to begin sincere negotiations with civil society, political organisations, and unions so that all in the nation can prosper and reach their potential. We are shocked that the king has declared war on the people of Swaziland. We do attribute the escalating violence to his decision to use force rather than dialogue.
To send a message of solidarity to PUDEMO write to pudemo@freeuk For those wishing to write directly to representatives of the Swazi regime email addresses will be posted shortly.
Mario Masuku is the President of the Peoples' United Democratic Movement - Insika Yenkhululeko YeMaswati - of Swaziland. For 25 years this organisation has been banned in Swaziland because political parties are illegal. PUDEMO has called for multi-party democracy since its formation, it believes a government should be of the people and for the people.
After 25 years of struggle the royal family (the Dlamini clan of king Mswati III) has now forced government to label this organisation "terrorist" and Mario Masuku has been detained without charge since Saturday November 15th, 2008.
We of Swaziland and the international community call for the immediate release of Mario Masuku. We urge the government of Swaziland to begin sincere negotiations with civil society, political organisations, and unions so that all in the nation can prosper and reach their potential. We are shocked that the king has declared war on the people of Swaziland. We do attribute the escalating violence to his decision to use force rather than dialogue.
To send a message of solidarity to PUDEMO write to pudemo@freeuk For those wishing to write directly to representatives of the Swazi regime email addresses will be posted shortly.
10:51 pm PST, Nov 14,NOKUTHULA ANNAH MASUKU, South Africa
RELEASE MARIA MASUKU
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6:50 am PDT, Sep 21,Name not displayed, United Kingdom
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2:33 am PDT, Sep 20,Bheki Mendlula, South Africa
bring democracy to Swaziland....unban political parties and bring back Cde Mario Masuku!!!
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4:42 am PDT, Sep 3,Magweni Zwane, Swaziland
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6:12 am PDT, Jul 30,Steven Macknight, Canada
How can a man like Masuku be jailed when a criminal like the king is free? Today the king's paper has published that "SD HOLDS THE ANSWER TO AFRICA’S PROBLEM"....what a joke! I guess Idi Amin thought he held the answer to Africa's problems as well. These mad men want to imprison and kill all opposition - that's their "solution"!
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3:20 am PDT, Jul 24,Moxolisi Mabaso, South Africa
free mario masuku and the people of swaziland let them taste democracy
@ the fullest like other countries
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3:35 am PDT, May 29,David Fig, South Africa
Release Mario Masuku now. For political liberty in Swaziland!
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1:50 pm PDT, May 24,Line Holm Jensen, Denmark
A struggle for democracy and more freedom can never be called terrorism
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3:25 pm PDT, May 22,Jack MsGrath, California
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2:35 am PDT, May 20,Ida Klejsgaard Hansen, Denmark
For a better Swaziland!
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2:34 am PDT, May 20,Anne Bech, Denmark
Freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, the fight for democracy and human rights is absolutely not terrorism.
I support Mario!
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4:40 am PDT, May 18,Emil Damgaard Grann, Denmark
Free Mario!
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4:32 am PDT, May 18,Marie Hvelplund, Denmark
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6:11 am PDT, May 14,Name not displayed, India
DOWN with MONARCHY!!!!!!!!!VICTORY to the DEMOCRACY!!!!!!
LONG LIVE MASUKU!!! He should be released at once...!!!People of Swaziland!go, we, whole world, are with you
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6:33 am PDT, Apr 30,Mazola Dlamini, Switzerland
The People's President is our leader now and tomorrow and to hell with makhosetive and his family. we demand his release now.we will take up arms and defend the revolution. Forward to a Pudemo-led Government in our Lifetime Forward. Amandla Ngawethu!!
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7:38 am PDT, Apr 27,Timothy Lockhart, United Kingdom
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8:12 am PDT, Apr 15,Jack Henry, Canada
The king must go and political prisoners must be freed. Mswati take a look at Nepal and learn a quick lesson!
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4:01 am PDT, Apr 15,Sipho Mnisi, Swaziland
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8:47 am PDT, Apr 3,Sbonelo Tsabedze, Swaziland
"FORWARD WITH MAXIMUM SUPPORT EORWARD"
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9:43 am PDT, Apr 1,Michele Citoni, Italy
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5:04 am PDT, Apr 1,Na'eem Jeenah, South Africa
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4:57 am PDT, Apr 1,Derek Hazelton, South Africa
Release Mario, unban PUDEMO, allow other political parties to register and plan for multiparty democracy elections soonest
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4:51 am PDT, Apr 1,Terry Townsend, Australia
Free Mario. Voctory to the freedom movement.
Terry Townsend,
Editor, Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal http:links.org.au
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4:39 am PDT, Apr 1,Sharon Groenmeyer, South Africa
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4:08 am PDT, Apr 1,Zett Mpendu, South Africa
Phansi! neTinkhundla!Phansi! Release all political prisoners languishing in Swaziland jails!!
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3:31 am PDT, Apr 1,Harriet Eisner, United Kingdom
Please release him.
