Zimbabwe: Soldiers Beating And Evicting MDC Members in Rural Areas

Scores of villagers in the Zvimba district of Mashonaland Central province were reportedly beaten and forced to leave their homes by soldiers and youth militia last weekend, while regional leaders held discussions on the Zimbabwe crisis in South Africa. The victims were believed to be MDC supporters.

Forced evictions and violence involving soldiers has also been reported in Manicaland province, where the MDC-T said meetings are being illegally banned. And the ZANU-PF MP Hubert Nyanhongo, who is also Deputy Minister for Energy, has been using his power to direct the violence in Nyanga North.

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