AA News December 1965–January 1966

Following Rhodesia’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence in November 1965, AA News argued that sanctions against the Smith regime in Rhodesia would fail unless measures were also taken against South Africa and Portugal. This issue also reported on the launch of a boycott by British academics of posts in South African universities. It reviewed the past year, arguing that the Nationalist Party in South Africa had consolidated its position, but that the spirit of resistance had been kept alive by courageous political prisoners.