Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights THE urgent chamber application filed by a coalition of political parties and a residents association seeking an order to set aside a ban imposed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police outlawing protests in Harare for a period of two weeks was postponed to Wednesday 7 September 2016. The matter which was […]
Zimbabwe protest-ban challenge postponed
Source: Africa News Agency Original article URL Harare High Court Justice Priscilla Chigumba on Monday postponed to Wednesday the case in which opposition political parties and Harare residents filed an urgent chamber application challenging a police ban on all demonstrations in Harare’s central business district for two weeks. Tendai Biti, who is representing the applicants, […]
Police ban PDP anniversary celebrations
Source: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Police in Bulawayo have illegal barred the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its first anniversary celebrations at the White City Arena in Bulawayo on Sunday, 11 September. The police were citing the unconstitutional Statutory Instrument 101A, a statute only applicable to Harare central business district. The police told the PDP Bulawayo […]
Linda Masarira trial continues as BYO MDC-T youth leader appears before a Harare Magistrate
Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights THE trial of Linda Masarira and 10 others who were arrested over #SHUTDOWNZIM2016 on 6 July 2016 and are being charged with obstructing the free flow of traffic will continue on Tuesday 6 September 2016 at the Mbare Magistrates Court at 1415hours. Although Linda Masarira has been languishing in prison […]
Zimbabwe opposition leader lambasts Mugabe for attacking judiciary
Source: VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL President of Zimbabwe’s opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Tendai Biti, says local people should not delegate their fight against socio-economic challenges they are currently going through but should instead carry their own cross and fight President Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zanu PF pary. Biti made the call on Sunday while addressing […]
Zimbos ignore govt demo ban
Source: Blessings Mashaya, Daily News Original article URL The spirit of defiance sweeping across the country is showing little sign of waning, with two rights lobby groups planning to hold daring demonstrations against President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu PF today, despite last week’s police ban on protests in Harare. The National Vendors Union […]
Robert Mugabe lambasts Zimbabwe judges over protests
Source: BBC Original article URL Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has criticised judges who give permission for anti-government protests which later turn violent. He said the judges showed a reckless disregard for peace, and warned that they should not dare to be negligent when making decisions. The opposition has accused him of trying to intimidate the […]
Demo ban: Opposition takes Mugabe head-on
Source: Everson Mushava, NewsDay Original article URL OPPOSITION parties under the banner of the National Electoral Reform Agenda (Nera) have launched a court battle against Statutory Instrument 101a of 2016, which banned protests in Harare for two weeks. The legal instrument, which expires on September 16, put paid to yesterday’s planned mega demo, but Nera, a […]
Resurgence of public violence in Zimbabwe: A national crisis
Source: Heal Zimbabwe Introduction Since the emergence of popular social movements in early April 2016, tension is increasing between the law enforcement agencies, particularly the police and citizens. While the Zimbabwean have experienced a growing hostile response from the police by expressing their disappointment and anger on the current socio-political and economic order in the […]
Opposition cohesion: The missing link in authoritarian breakdown in Zimbabwe
Source: Zimbabwe Democracy Institute, Zimbabwe Political Economy Review This paper is part of a series of the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute’s analysis of authoritarian erosion and opportunities and possibilities for regime breakdown in Zimbabwe. Previously, ZDI has argued that elite discohesion in Zanu PF, coupled with discohesion in the security apparatus of the state and economic […]
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