Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham released after more than two years in unlawful detention in Equatorial Guinea

Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham released after more than two years in unlawful detention in Equatorial Guinea Pretoria, South Africa,  21 June 2025 – The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham today…

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Read more about the article Two years too long: Families call for increased action to bring Frik and Peter home
Two years too long: Families call for increased action to bring Frik and Peter home

Two years too long: Families call for increased action to bring Frik and Peter home

Pretoria, 9 February 2025 – Two years after their sudden and unlawful arrest, South African engineers Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham remain imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea, despite international rulings declaring…

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Families of detained SA engineers welcome Minister Lamola’s visit to Equatorial Guinea, urge resolution

The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, the two South African engineers who have been illegally imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea since 9 February 2023, are deeply grateful to the South African Parliament which yesterday adopted a unanimous motion calling for their immediate release

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Read more about the article Families beg for release of two innocent SA men unlawfully held in Equatorial Guinea, ahead of second Christmas without themFamilies beg for release of two innocent SA men unlawfully held in Equatorial Guinea, ahead of second Christmas without them
Families beg for release of two innocent SA men unlawfully held in Equatorial Guinea, ahead of second Christmas without them

Families beg for release of two innocent SA men unlawfully held in Equatorial Guinea, ahead of second Christmas without themFamilies beg for release of two innocent SA men unlawfully held in Equatorial Guinea, ahead of second Christmas without them

The men’s psychological and physical health is a serious concern Johannesburg, 11 December 2024 – The families of the two innocent South Africans, Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, unlawfully detained…

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Read more about the article Families of two illegally detained SA engineers plead for clemency at peaceful protest at Africa Energy Week
Today, the families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, two South African engineers unlawfully detained in Equatorial Guinea for 634 days, held a peaceful protest outside Africa Energy Week in Cape Town.

Families of two illegally detained SA engineers plead for clemency at peaceful protest at Africa Energy Week

• Families appeal to attending Equatorial Guinean government representatives to consider clemency for Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, who have been unlawfully imprisoned in that country for 634 days. Cape…

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Read more about the article SA Parliament calls for release of two innocent South African engineers illegally imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea
The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, the two South African engineers who have been illegally imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea since 9 February 2023, are deeply grateful to the South African Parliament which yesterday adopted a unanimous motion calling for their immediate release

SA Parliament calls for release of two innocent South African engineers illegally imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea

The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, the two South African engineers who have been illegally imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea since 9 February 2023, are deeply grateful to the South African Parliament which yesterday adopted a unanimous motion calling for their immediate release

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Lamola champions government diplomacy, yet critics question SA’s commitment to African democracy

Lamola champions government diplomacy, yet critics question SA’s commitment to African democracy International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has boasted several times recently that the formation of the Government…

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Parliament to call Minister of International Relations to account for actions taken to release two SA engineers illegally imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea

Parliament to call Minister of International Relations to account for actions taken to release two SA engineers illegally imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea Families desperate for urgent SA Government intervention and…

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