Hacktivist group , Anonymous , claims to have taken down more than 20 Angolan Government websites . Prominent rapper Luaty Beirao and 16 others were convicted on Monday of planning a rebellion against Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos. The move is a response to the conviction earlier this year of 17 youth activists , including a prominent rapper . The group was arrested in June 2015 at their own club after publishing 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 served since 1979 , and the activists have said that they are peaceful protesters who have simply called on Dos Santos to step down . He has been criticised for being authoritarian and overseeing a government that committed 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 year of 17 youth activists , including a prominent rapper . The group was arrested in June 2015 at their own club after publishing 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 served since 1979 , and the activists have said that they are peaceful protesters who have simply called on Dos Santos to step down . He has been criticised for being authoritarian and overseeing a government that committed human rights abuses .