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Mugabe will be gone by December: #Tajamuka

Source: Africa News Agency (ANA) Original article URL Ageing Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe will leave office by December this year as citizens plan a series of demonstrations to force him out, the #Tajamuka group said on Monday. Addressing a press conference in Harare, #Tajamuka member, Hardlife Mudzingwa, said he was confident the 92-year-old leader would […]

Zimbabwe rights body criticises ‘violent’ police crackdown

Source: MacDonald Dzirutwe, Reuters Original article URL Zimbabwe’s Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has accused the police of brutality and violating the rights of protesters when clamping down on anti-government demonstrations in the last two months. Political tension is rising in the southern African nation, where public anger at the dire state of the economy, in […]

Demonstrators beaten and assaulted after being arrested during Zimbabwe protests

Source: Peta Thornycroft, Telegraph Original article URL More than a dozen people who were arrested during a protest against Zimbabwe’s regime appeared in court on Tuesday with injuries they say were inflicted in custody. Jeremiah Bamu, from Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, said that some were in a “critical condition” and should be in hospital. […]

Activist Mkwananzi denied bail

Source: Farayi Machamire, Daily News Original article URL Political activist Promise Mkwananzi was yesterday denied bail after Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe ruled that if released, he would not only interfere but “intimidate” State witnesses. The State has lined up police officers as star witnesses to give evidence against the accused. Mahwe further said the former […]

Tajamuka calls for mass stay away to press Mugabe to step down

Source: Gibbs Dube, Thomas Chiripasi & Mavis Gama, VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL Members of the protest group Tajamuka-Sesijikile Campaign have urged Zimbabweans to boycott work Wednesday by staying at home to press President Robert Mugabe to step down for allegedly failing to properly run the country. This comes at a time when police in […]

Zimbabwe charges 68 with violence after protests, activist denied bail

Source: Reuters Original article URL Zimbabwe has charged 68 people with public violence following violent clashes between protesters and the police last week and a magistrate court will on Tuesday rule whether they should be released from custody while they await trial. Police fired tear gas and water cannon at opposition leaders and hundreds of […]

Defiance spirit gathers speed

Source: Mugove Tafirenyika, Daily News Original article URL The spirit of resistance sweeping across the country is threatening to knock President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu PF off their perch, with fed-up Zimbabweans planning to mount two more massive demonstrations this week alone — beginning with a nationwide shutdown on Wednesday. The announcement yesterday […]

ZLHR rescues juveniles as dozens of people languish in prison

Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights 70 Zimbabweans including ordinary citizens are currently enduring jail time after they were condemned to prison by Harare Magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe, when they appeared in court on Saturday 27 August 2016. The 70 people were arrested on Friday 26 August 2016 in Harare and charged with committing public violence in […]

Robert Mugabe will not allow an Arab Spring in Zimbabwe as police crush another anti-government protest

Source: Lynsey Chutel, Quartz Original article URL President Robert Mugabe will not allow the growing public anger in his country to grow into Zimbabwe’s Arab Spring. Desperate economic conditions under Mugabe’s 36-year rule have led to a series of protests in recent months. On Friday, Zimbabwe’s fractured opposition parties banded together to organize one of […]