Source: Gibbs Dube, VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL Zimbabweans living outside the country working in conjunction with Pastor Evan Mawarire’s #thisflag and Tajamuka-Sesijikile Campaign are planning to shut down all border posts borders starting on August 8th to protest against the government’s move to block the importation of some basic commodities under Statutory Instrument 64 […]
‘We are fed up, not afraid’
Source: Bridget Mananavire, Daily News Original article URL HARARE – Large crowds thronged Harare’s central business district yesterday as increasingly restless Zimbabweans, including unemployed university graduates who are having to eke out a difficult living as street vendors, marched against the country’s dying economy and the government’s imminent introduction of bond notes to try and […]
#Beatthepots – Empty vessels make an impressionable noise
Source: Tinotenda Chishiri, Research and Advocacy Unit Original article URL In July this year, women in Bulawayo marched through town beating their cooking utensils against their pots as a form of protest against President Robert Mugabe’s government. This act is symbolic of the starvation being experienced within many households and as Thokozane Khupe put it […]
Zimbabwe police use batons to break up anti-government protest
Source: MacDonald Dzirutwe, Reuters Original article URL Anti-riot police used batons to break up a peaceful march in Zimbabwe’s capital on Wednesday, the latest public protest against how President Robert Mugabe’s government has handled the economy. Mugabe, 92, and in power since independence from Britain in 1980, is increasingly under pressure from angry Zimbabweans, as […]
Pictures: Bond notes & unemployment demo
Source: NewsDay Original article URL Police assault TV cameraperson Tendai Musiya during demonstrations in Harare, August, 3, 2016. Zimbabwean police fired teargas and water cannons, violently breaking up protests in the capital.Dozens fled in all directions as baton wielding police indiscriminately attacked demonsrators and people on the streets.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) ______________________________________________________________________ PICTURES BELOW BY SHEPHERD […]
Video: Police crush peaceful demo
Source: NewsDay Original article URL The video shows the amount of force and resources police can dedicate to crush peaceful expression by disgruntled Zimbabweans. It happened Wednesday afternoon when Zimbabweans took to the street to peacefully protest against the introduction of bond notes and to express frustration over government’s failure to provide the 2,2 million […]
ZNLWVA leaders released on bail
Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe on Wednesday 3 August 2016 freed four Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association (ZNLWVA) leaders who are facing charges of undermining the authority of, or insulting President Robert Mugabe in contravention of Section 33 (2) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act) [Chapter 9:23] on […]
Updates: Demos rock Harare, again
Source: NewsDay Original article URL 13:00 Reports indicate that around 1 pm, police, armed with teargas, water cannons, baton sticks and guns, descended on the peaceful protesters, throwing teargas and causing chaos in the city centre in a bid to stop marchers from advancing to Parliament building. "Just quit and go l'll forgive you" – […]
Economic crisis and prospects of regime breakdown in Zimbabwe
Source: Zimbabwe Democracy Institute Introduction This paper contends that economic decline alone is not adequate to lead to authoritarian breakdown. It is written in a context of political and economic crisis marked by recent uncoordinated protests by a plethora of disparate forces with disparate interests such as #ThisFlag, #Tajamuka, public sector workers, informal sector and […]
Non Violent Struggle: 50 Crucial Points
Source: Centre for Non Violent Actions and Strategies The Centre for Non Violent Strategies and Actions was conceived by Otpor activists who put an end to the Milosevic dictatorship in Serbia. This book is a primer on applying strategic nonviolent action in real campaigns. The techniques outlined in the following 15 chapters have been used successfully […]
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