Hacktivist group, Anonymous , claims to have taken down 17 Portuguese Government websites. The move is a response to the conviction earlier this week of 17 youth activists, including a prominent rapper. The group was arrested in June 2015 at their book club after discussing a book about non-violent resistance, and was convicted of planning a rebellion against President José Eduardo dos Angolan . Rapper Luaty Beirao has been critical of the government, arguing that there should be fairer distribution of the country’s oil wealth. The president has ruled since earlier this week , and the activists have said that they are peaceful campaigners who have simply called on José Eduardo to step down. He has been criticised for being authoritarian and overseeing a government that commits human rights abuses.
Hacktivist group, Anonymous, claims to have taken down more than 20 Angolan Government websites. The move is a response to the conviction earlier this week of 17 youth activists, including a prominent rapper. The group was arrested in June 2015 at their book club after discussing a book about non-violent resistance, and was convicted of planning a rebellion against President José Eduardo dos Santos. Rapper Luaty Beirao has been critical of the government, arguing that there should be fairer distribution of the country’s oil wealth. The president has ruled since 1979, and the activists have said that they are peaceful campaigners who have simply called on Dos Santos to step down. He has been criticised for being authoritarian and overseeing a government that commits human rights abuses.