Less than half of angolans (48 percent) admitted feeling "a little free" or "completely free" to express their ideas, with the elderly, aged between 56 and 65, proving to be the freest to express their thoughts and ideas.
The study also reveals that although more than half of Angolans (58 percent) said they felt "a little free" or "completely free" to join a political party and 64 percent admitted they could vote for a candidate or political party without pressure, more than half (52 percent) said they needed to be cautious when talking about politics.
The data also indicates that 51 percent of respondents admitted that capital "is where the greatest predominance of the feeling of lack of freedom of expression is observed.
In the ranking of freedom in the world in 2020, Angola continues to be considered as a "non-free" country. Although there is recognition of the "existence of greater openness for the exercise of freedom of the press and association for civil society organizations since the arrival of João Lourenço in power in 2017, compared to the 38 years of power of José Eduardo dos Santos, an environment of self-censorship still persists," the document advances.
For this study, 2400 adults were interviewed between November and December last year.
You can consult the full study here.
