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Kylie Thomas publishes article in JusticeInfo

12 Sep 2026
A photograph taken at Steve Biko’s funeral in King William’s Town, South Africa. 49 years ago, on 12 September 1977, the anti-apartheid activist died in the custody of the South African police. The inquest into the causes of his death has just reopened. Photo: © STF / AFP

In August 2026, almost fifty years since the original inquest found no one to blame for his death, an inquest into the murder of anti-apartheid activist Stephen Bantu Biko re-opened at the High Court in Gqeberha, South Africa.

Read the full article by Kylie Thomas here: 

https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/164997-how-august-steve-biko-murder-inquest-re-opened.html

For more on this story contact:

kthomas@ucc.ie

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