Eswatini’s High Court has reserved judgment in a case brought by SALC and Eswatini partners. The case concerns a secret agreement between the Eswatini government to accept deportees from the United States.
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eSwatini | Judgment reserved in US deportees challenge
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Eswatini’s High Court has reserved judgment in a case brought by SALC and Eswatini partners. The case concerns a secret agreement between the Eswatini government to accept deportees from the United States.
#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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Eswatini’s High Court has reserved judgment in a case brought by SALC and Eswatini partners. The case concerns a secret agreement between the Eswatini government to accept deportees from the United States.
#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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eSwatini | Judgment reserved in US deportees challenge
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November 4, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Eswatini’s High Court has reserved judgment in a case brought by SALC and Eswatini partners. The case concerns a secret agreement between the Eswatini government to accept deportees from the United States.
#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social joined the debate on the U.S. deportation deals sending non-African nationals to #eSwatini, exposing secrecy, corruption, and human rights violations behind the transfers. @aljazeera.com #notousdeportationplanestosadc youtu.be/2H5jdZBYJaA
Is Africa the West’s ‘Human Dumping Ground’? – SALC’s Melusi Simelane Speaks Out on The Stream
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October 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social joined the debate on the U.S. deportation deals sending non-African nationals to #eSwatini, exposing secrecy, corruption, and human rights violations behind the transfers. @aljazeera.com #notousdeportationplanestosadc youtu.be/2H5jdZBYJaA
🎙️ “One World” | Mzwandile Masuku of the Swaziland Litigation Centre on Eswatini’s secret U.S. deportee deal
Masuku urges the courts to test whether the government acted lawfully and to make the secret deal public. @cnn.com
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Masuku urges the courts to test whether the government acted lawfully and to make the secret deal public. @cnn.com
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🎙️ “One World” | Mzwandile Masuku on Eswatini’s secret U.S. deportee deal
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October 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
🎙️ “One World” | Mzwandile Masuku of the Swaziland Litigation Centre on Eswatini’s secret U.S. deportee deal
Masuku urges the courts to test whether the government acted lawfully and to make the secret deal public. @cnn.com
youtu.be/0qUQbVO5rPE
#notousdeportationplanestosadc
Masuku urges the courts to test whether the government acted lawfully and to make the secret deal public. @cnn.com
youtu.be/0qUQbVO5rPE
#notousdeportationplanestosadc
SALC and partners have been featured in #TheStar.
“eSwatini must not be used as a dumping ground for the global north’s failed political choices,” says SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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“eSwatini must not be used as a dumping ground for the global north’s failed political choices,” says SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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Public safety concerns grow as eSwatini accepts more US-deported criminals
Eswatini faces a growing dilemma as it accepts deported criminals from the US, raising serious human rights concerns and questions about regional safety.
thestar.co.za
October 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
SALC and partners have been featured in #TheStar.
“eSwatini must not be used as a dumping ground for the global north’s failed political choices,” says SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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“eSwatini must not be used as a dumping ground for the global north’s failed political choices,” says SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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SALC, Swaziland Rural Women's assembly and Swaziland Litigation Centre commented on the setback in the Eswatini deportation case. #Africabriefing #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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New setback in Eswatini deportation case - Africa Briefing
Keypoints: Eswatini–US deportation case faces new delay Civil groups accuse government of defying court Government declines to comment on case THE government of Eswatini has again been accused of unde...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
SALC, Swaziland Rural Women's assembly and Swaziland Litigation Centre commented on the setback in the Eswatini deportation case. #Africabriefing #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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Eswatini Receives Second Batch of US-Deported Criminals Amid South African Security Concerns. #NotInOurName #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC centralnews.co.za/eswatini-rec... #CentralNews
Eswatini Receives Second Batch of US-Deported Criminals Amid South African Security Concerns
Eswatini Receives Second Batch of US-Deported Criminals Amid South African Security Concerns
Eswatini Receives Second Batch of US-Deported Criminals Amid Sou
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Eswatini Receives Second Batch of US-Deported Criminals Amid South African Security Concerns. #NotInOurName #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC centralnews.co.za/eswatini-rec... #CentralNews
The deportation case challenging Eswatini’s secret deal with the U.S. faces yet another delay, while the Government continues to receive deportees from the U.S. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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Government of Eswatini continues to undermine the Courts as deportation case faces further delay - Southern Africa Litigation Centre
Mbabane, Eswatini - The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), Eswatini Litigation Centre (ELC), and the Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembly express deep co ...
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October 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The deportation case challenging Eswatini’s secret deal with the U.S. faces yet another delay, while the Government continues to receive deportees from the U.S. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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Parliament had no knowledge of the US-Eswatini agreement, explains SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social during an interview with Channel Africa
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Parliament Had No Knowledge of US-Eswatini Agreement: Melusi Simelane
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August 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Parliament had no knowledge of the US-Eswatini agreement, explains SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social during an interview with Channel Africa
#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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“Africa is not a dumping ground” — SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social tells Duma FM that US deportations to Eswatini raise serious human rights and sovereignty concerns. #notousdeportationplanestosadc
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CSOs Threaten Legal Action Over US Deportations to Eswatini: Melusi Simelane
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August 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“Africa is not a dumping ground” — SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social tells Duma FM that US deportations to Eswatini raise serious human rights and sovereignty concerns. #notousdeportationplanestosadc
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“What we want, at the core, is for the agreement to be published for public scrutiny, and for the public to understand if it’s indeed in line with our national interest,” says SALC
@melusisiboniso.bsky.social on #AlJazeera. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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@melusisiboniso.bsky.social on #AlJazeera. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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August 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“What we want, at the core, is for the agreement to be published for public scrutiny, and for the public to understand if it’s indeed in line with our national interest,” says SALC
@melusisiboniso.bsky.social on #AlJazeera. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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@melusisiboniso.bsky.social on #AlJazeera. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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SALC's director, Anneke Meerkotter, questioned how any third country can justify the acceptance of foreign nationals who were illegally deported from the US. @thecontinent.org
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Rights lawyers challenge odious US deportation scheme in court
Activists are suing Eswatini for accepting deportees as Uganda becomes the latest country to bend the knee.
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August 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
SALC's director, Anneke Meerkotter, questioned how any third country can justify the acceptance of foreign nationals who were illegally deported from the US. @thecontinent.org
#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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SALC comments in @theguardian.com, “This litigation signals to the continent and the world that African nations cannot serve as dumping grounds for unresolved issues.” #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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Eswatini government faces court challenge over men deported by US
Group of NGOs claim deal was unconstitutional and violated the imprisoned men’s human rights
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August 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
SALC comments in @theguardian.com, “This litigation signals to the continent and the world that African nations cannot serve as dumping grounds for unresolved issues.” #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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Uganda just jumped on the deportation bandwagon.
But in Eswatini, the people are saying: “Not in our airspace, not in our name!”
Because when justice is grounded, the planes should be too. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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But in Eswatini, the people are saying: “Not in our airspace, not in our name!”
Because when justice is grounded, the planes should be too. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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Government of Eswatini dodges Court: US-Eswatini deportations case adjourned - Southern Africa Litigation Centre
Mbabane, Eswatini, 22 August 2025: In the ongoing High Court case filed on 14 August 2025 by the Eswatini Litigation Centre, Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembl ...
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August 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Uganda just jumped on the deportation bandwagon.
But in Eswatini, the people are saying: “Not in our airspace, not in our name!”
Because when justice is grounded, the planes should be too. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/government-o...
But in Eswatini, the people are saying: “Not in our airspace, not in our name!”
Because when justice is grounded, the planes should be too. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/government-o...
Government of Eswatini dodges Court: US-Eswatini deportations case adjourned. #NotInOurName #notousdeportationplanestosadc www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/government-o...
Government of Eswatini dodges Court: US-Eswatini deportations case adjourned - Southern Africa Litigation Centre
Mbabane, Eswatini, 22 August 2025: In the ongoing High Court case filed on 14 August 2025 by the Eswatini Litigation Centre, Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembl ...
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August 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Government of Eswatini dodges Court: US-Eswatini deportations case adjourned. #NotInOurName #notousdeportationplanestosadc www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/government-o...
SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social, yesterday, during an interview with Gabz-FM called for active citizenship across #SADC, discussing the US-Eswatini deportation agreement. #Uganda #Botswana #eswatini
#notousdeportationplanestosadc
See interview: youtu.be/xdU3h4Jn2fA
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Melusi Simelane Speaks on GABZ FM About US Deportations to Eswatini
YouTube video by SALC: Southern Africa Litigation Centre
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August 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social, yesterday, during an interview with Gabz-FM called for active citizenship across #SADC, discussing the US-Eswatini deportation agreement. #Uganda #Botswana #eswatini
#notousdeportationplanestosadc
See interview: youtu.be/xdU3h4Jn2fA
#notousdeportationplanestosadc
See interview: youtu.be/xdU3h4Jn2fA
“The U.S. is bypassing due process, and Africa must not be complicit,” comments SALC’s Anneke Meerkotter on Neusroom. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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Eswatini PM Under Fire Over Secret Deal to Host U.S. Deportees
Eswatini Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini is under intense pressure after secretly agreeing to a deal with former U.S. President Donald Trump to house five foreign convicts in the kingdom’s overcr...
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August 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
“The U.S. is bypassing due process, and Africa must not be complicit,” comments SALC’s Anneke Meerkotter on Neusroom. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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✈️ Breaking: U.S. launches a new airline…
👉 DeportAir — “We fly you where you never asked to go!”
Uganda just signed on as a landing strip.
Too bad human rights don’t come with free baggage allowance.
#NotInOurName #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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👉 DeportAir — “We fly you where you never asked to go!”
Uganda just signed on as a landing strip.
Too bad human rights don’t come with free baggage allowance.
#NotInOurName #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
Find out more here: tinyurl.com/4464jn2h
“Not in our name!” says Eswatini activists opposing shadow US deportation planes - Southern Africa Litigation Centre
Mbabane, Eswatini: 14 August 2025: The Eswatini Litigation Centre (ELC), alongside Mzwandile Banele Masuku, the Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembly (SRWA), and ...
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August 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
✈️ Breaking: U.S. launches a new airline…
👉 DeportAir — “We fly you where you never asked to go!”
Uganda just signed on as a landing strip.
Too bad human rights don’t come with free baggage allowance.
#NotInOurName #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
Find out more here: tinyurl.com/4464jn2h
👉 DeportAir — “We fly you where you never asked to go!”
Uganda just signed on as a landing strip.
Too bad human rights don’t come with free baggage allowance.
#NotInOurName #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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Eswatini activists are getting ready for a court hearing on preliminary points in a case challenging US deportations to Eswatini.
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August 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Eswatini activists are getting ready for a court hearing on preliminary points in a case challenging US deportations to Eswatini.
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Eswatini: “You say no urgency?”
We say: “The Constitution demands action.” ⚖️
Uganda: “We’ve signed the deal.”
We say: “Justice is not for sale.”
Different countries, same fight: human rights over deportation deals.
#NotInOurName #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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We say: “The Constitution demands action.” ⚖️
Uganda: “We’ve signed the deal.”
We say: “Justice is not for sale.”
Different countries, same fight: human rights over deportation deals.
#NotInOurName #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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“Not in our name!” says Eswatini activists opposing shadow US deportation planes - Southern Africa Litigation Centre
Mbabane, Eswatini: 14 August 2025: The Eswatini Litigation Centre (ELC), alongside Mzwandile Banele Masuku, the Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembly (SRWA), and ...
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August 22, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Eswatini: “You say no urgency?”
We say: “The Constitution demands action.” ⚖️
Uganda: “We’ve signed the deal.”
We say: “Justice is not for sale.”
Different countries, same fight: human rights over deportation deals.
#NotInOurName #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
Find out more here: tinyurl.com/4464jn2h
We say: “The Constitution demands action.” ⚖️
Uganda: “We’ve signed the deal.”
We say: “Justice is not for sale.”
Different countries, same fight: human rights over deportation deals.
#NotInOurName #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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The U.S. & Uganda just signed a deportation deal. Apparently, people are the new export commodity.
🔊 Newsflash: Human beings are not cargo!
#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC @apnews.com
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🔊 Newsflash: Human beings are not cargo!
#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC @apnews.com
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Uganda agrees to a deal with the US to take deported migrants if they don’t have criminal records
Uganda says it has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors.
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August 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The U.S. & Uganda just signed a deportation deal. Apparently, people are the new export commodity.
🔊 Newsflash: Human beings are not cargo!
#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/ugan...
🔊 Newsflash: Human beings are not cargo!
#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC @apnews.com
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The U.S. is rolling out a whole new flight path:
Secret flights to Eswatini.
Deportation deals with Uganda.
Looks like “DeportAir” is expanding its routes.
But guess what? We are working on grounding them in court. @theguardian.com #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Secret flights to Eswatini.
Deportation deals with Uganda.
Looks like “DeportAir” is expanding its routes.
But guess what? We are working on grounding them in court. @theguardian.com #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Uganda reaches agreement with US to take in some of its failed asylum seekers
African country’s foreign ministry says the two countries are working on the details of a deal over deportees
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The U.S. is rolling out a whole new flight path:
Secret flights to Eswatini.
Deportation deals with Uganda.
Looks like “DeportAir” is expanding its routes.
But guess what? We are working on grounding them in court. @theguardian.com #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Secret flights to Eswatini.
Deportation deals with Uganda.
Looks like “DeportAir” is expanding its routes.
But guess what? We are working on grounding them in court. @theguardian.com #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
CSOs take legal action over US deportations to Eswatini.
#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC #Eswatini
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#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC #Eswatini
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Eswatini: NGOs file legal challenge to Trump deportee deal - The Africa Report.com
The kingdom’s prime minister is under pressure to justify his deal allowing the United States to send five migrants to his country’s overcrowded prisons.
www.theafricareport.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
CSOs take legal action over US deportations to Eswatini.
#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC #Eswatini
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#NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC #Eswatini
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US deportations to Eswatini! The prisoner transfer deal heads to court. 📍 High Court Mbabane | 🗓 Friday, 22 Aug 2025 | ⏰ 9AM
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August 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
US deportations to Eswatini! The prisoner transfer deal heads to court. 📍 High Court Mbabane | 🗓 Friday, 22 Aug 2025 | ⏰ 9AM
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#USDeportations #Swaziland Calling someone “barbaric” isn’t analysis, it’s lazy noise. False narratives don’t build justice; they burn it down. Hearing is on Friday, 22 August 2025, High Court, Mbabane, 9 am. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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August 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
#USDeportations #Swaziland Calling someone “barbaric” isn’t analysis, it’s lazy noise. False narratives don’t build justice; they burn it down. Hearing is on Friday, 22 August 2025, High Court, Mbabane, 9 am. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC
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