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Right to life under threat

Source: Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition Following the National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA) march (held on August 26, 2016) which resulted in bloody clashes between the police and protestors, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition is alarmed over the utter disregard of citizens’ inalienable right to life as well as personal liberty by the State. Known for its […]

Zimbabweans inventive, resilient in anti-government protest

Source: Mark Cladwell, AFP, Reuters Original article URL “Mugabe must go” has become the common chorus heard at almost every pro-democracy protest in Zimbabwe over the last four months. Protests now take various forms: the mass stay away, in which Zimbabweans stay at home rather than going to work, the one-man protest, the waving of placards, […]

Violence erupts in Zimbabwe’s capital after anti-Mugabe rally

Source: MacDonald Dzirutwe, Mail & Guardian Original article URL Zimbabwean police on Friday fired tear gas at opposition leaders and hundreds of demonstrators as a protest against President Robert Mugabe descended into one of the worst outbreaks of violence in two decades. Opposition head Morgan Tsvangirai and former vice president Joice Mujuru fled the rally […]

Zimbabwe police teargas anti-Mugabe protesters

Source: Al Jazeera Original article URL Riot police in Zimbabwe once again fired tear gas, beat up protesters and blocked off the site of an opposition rally in Harare, the latest in a string of demonstrations to hit the country. Friday’s rally, which was authorised by a court, was to demand electoral reforms before 2018 […]

Harare is ‘burning’

Source: Thomas Chirpasi, VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL Angry protestors are burning tyres and throwing missiles at the police who have opened fire at the demonstrators. It is still unclear how many people have been injured so far and sirens of ambulances can be heard throughout Harare’s central business district. The running battles started early […]

Zimbabwe riot police fire teargas and water cannon at protesters

Source:  Jason Burke, Guardian Original article URL Riot police in Zimbabwe fired teargas and used water cannon to disperse anti-government protesters as a demonstration against the 92-year-old president, Robert Mugabe, turned violent. More than a hundred officers, backed by armoured trucks, moved to block a march on Friday – organised by a coalition of opposition […]

Police tear gas NERA Mega Demo before it even starts

Police in Harare today used tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds gathering for the NERA Mega Demo to demand electoral reforms. The demonstration, called by 18 political parties (including MDC-T, MDC-N, Zim PF, PDP, Renewal Democrats of Zimbabwe, Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn, Transform Zimbabwe, Freedom Front, Zanu Ndonga, ADP, PDZ, Dare, Zim First, Zunde, FreeZim Congress) […]

Promise Mkwananzi, Sten Zvorwadza arrested

Breaking news from the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition Police have arrested #Tajamuka Spokesperson, Promise Mkwananzi. Mr Mkwananzi had gone to Harare Central for his routine report as per bail conditions granted to him on the 7th June 2016 following the Shutdown organised together with Pastor Evan Mawarire of #ThisFlag. He was arrested at 7:30AM upon […]

U.S. calls for non-violence, respect for human rights in Zimbabwe

Source: VOA Zimbabwe The United States says it is troubled by the economic policies and financial strains that have prompted numerous protests in Zimbabwe. In a statement, the U.S. Embassy said, “… We join many Zimbabweans in their deep concern over reports of violence during some of the protests. The United States supports freedoms of […]