Hacktivist group, Anonymous , claims to have taken down 17 Portuguese Government websites. Many of the sites were still down 20 hours after the Portuguese branch of the group claimed the cyber-attack in a post on its Facebook page. 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 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.