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Thulani Maseko Quotes

1970–2023

Thulani Rudolf Maseko (1 March, 1970 – 21 January, 2023) was a Swazi human rights lawyer who previously served as the Secretary General of the People's United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO). He was imprisoned from 2014 to 2015, and declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.

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Recently, journalists and the editors forum complained about the attack by the judiciary on the freedom of expression and of the media in Swaziland.

They have intended to hurt us, to break our spirit, our moral strength and crush our resilience so that we succumb to their evil desires.

In the absence of [an] independent and fearless media; there can be no freedom of speech and expression because the media is the vehicle through which citizens express their views.

we believe that freedom of speech and expression, together with freedom of association and assembly are at the heart of a democratic society.

We are not discouraged. We are not fazed. We are not shaken. We are not intimidated. Yes, we are not broken.

It is not so much the name change that one is concerned with; it is rather the manner in which it has been done. It has again taken the stroke of one man, and one man alone to change the name of the country.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Thulani Maseko (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.