Source: Zimbabwe Peace Project The Zimbabwe Peace Project condemns the practice in Mwenezi East by some authorities who are forcing residents to obtain birth certificates and identity cards for the purposes of registering for the upcoming by election. The registration took place at Chingwizi Primary School in Ward 13 of Mwenezi East from the 24th […]
Zim court convicts pro-democracy campaigner Masarira over #ShutDownZim2016 protest as Magistrate acquits MDC-T party youth leader
Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights A ZIMBABWEAN court on Friday 03 March 2017 convicted pro-democracy campaigner Linda Masarira and acquitted four other human rights activists in the first conviction of anti-government protesters who allegedly staged crippling protests against President Robert Mugabe’s administration last year. Mbare Magistrate Stanford Mambanje convicted Masarira, who had been on […]
Zim authorities renew onslaught against journalists
Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Zimbabwean authorities on Friday 03 March 2017 charged two NewsDay journalists with undermining authority of or insulting President Robert Mugabe, a day after the newspaper published an article over his health following his trip to Singapore for a medical check-up. Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers charged NewsDay journalists Richard […]
Health situation remains dire as strike by health workers continues
Source: Phyllis Mbanje, NewsDay Original article URL THE downing of tools by overwhelmed midwives at Parirenyatwa Hospital has put lives of women and their babies in mortal danger as they are now going through childbirth without expert care. The adverse consequences are already being felt with unconfirmed reports that some babies may have died at […]
ZLHR bids for jailed clergyman’s freedom
Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights LAWYERS representing jailed Kariba-based Remnant Pentecostal Church leader Pastor Phillip Mugadza have petitioned the High Court seeking his release on bail after he was arrested last month and charged with criminal nuisance for allegedly prophesying that President Robert Mugabe will die this year. Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights members […]
Tajamuka, vendors join civil servants strike
Source: Obey Manayiti, NewsDay Original article URL SOCIAL movements have said they will join a planned protest march by civil servants in order to put pressure on the government to address the social and economic problems facing the country. Civil servants will on Monday next week embark on a strike over government’s failure to commit […]
Nurses join strike over bonuses
Source: Everson Mushava, NewsDay Original article URL NURSES at public hospitals yesterday joined striking doctors to pile pressure on President Robert Mugabe’s cash-strapped government to honour its undertaking to pay them 2016 bonuses and improve their working conditions. Doctors downed tools a fortnight ago over similar demands. The nurses’ strike came after the Zimbabwe Nurses’ […]
Green bombers already being trained: ZPP
Source: Richard Chidza, NewsDay Original article URL PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has already activated the training of youth militias under the guise of National Youth Service (NYS) ahead of make-or-break elections next year, a local peace lobby group has said. In a statement following Mugabe’s announcement that government should consider re-introducing the training of the infamous […]
Statement on resuscitation of Border Gezi Youth Service programme
Source: Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) The Zimbabwe Peace Project is skeptical about President Robert Mugabe’s suggestions during his birthday celebrations in Matopos that the Border Gezi Youth Service programme must be resuscitated. This is a call to the escalation of violence by the head of state. The programme which is pitched as a patriotic programme […]
Health sector strike, female activist relives her assault
Source: ZimRights It was on Saturday around 12 pm when a group of activists sat down on the lawn at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital city. Marking a major health rights breakdown in Zimbabwe, medical staff that primarily comprise of junior doctors have been on strike from February 14, 2017, until the time of […]
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