June 19, 2022
Zimbabwe: Regional Human Rights Activists Raise Concerns Over Masaraure Arrest
The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (Southern Defenders) has described Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union (ARTUZ) president Obert Masaraure's recent arrest as unlawful… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Zimbabwe: Slain Opposition Activist's Child Falls Sick After Seeing Mother's Dismembered Body
No one was singing as is the norm, all conversations were in hushed tones, stocky young men made their presence known through seemingly coordinated moves around the Ali homestead,… Read more »
June 13, 2022
Zimbabwe: Close Mnangagwa Ally Who Was Once Arrested for Murdering MDC Activist Nominated for ZEC Post
Former Kwekwe town clerk Emmanuel Musara, who is also a close ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has been shortlisted for possible appointment as the Zimbabwe Electoral… Read more »
June 09, 2022
Zimbabwe: Ruling On Deliberate Infection With HIV Set for June 16
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is seeking freedom for its client being charged with deliberate infection of HIV after she allegedly infected her boyfriend. Read more »
June 01, 2022
Zimbabwe: Karoi Magistrate Throws Child Trafficker in Custody
A woman, who allegedly forced seven Karoi girls into prostitution after luring them on the pretext she would offer them jobs at a clothing boutique, has been remanded in custody… Read more »
May 27, 2022
Zimbabwe: Anti-Riot Police Officers Swarm Bulawayo, Masvingo As Gov Moves to Quash Potential Demonstrations
Bulawayo was Thursday teeming with armed anti-riot police officers, stationed at "strategic" points within the city, as government moved in ahead of planned civil servants'… Read more »
May 24, 2022
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Aide Defends Opposition's Masarira After Mambo's Joke
Irked by a joke on opposition leader, Linda Masarira, by fast food outlet Mambo's Chicken's marketing team, chief director for strategic communication in the Office of the… Read more »
May 22, 2022
Zimbabwe: Govt Refutes Biti's Claim That Zimbabwe Harboured Rwandan Genocide Fugitive
Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister, David Musabayana, has dismissed claims by Citizens Coalition for Change vice president, Tendai Biti that the government knowingly harboured… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Two-Thirds of Zimbabwean Children Exposed to Abuse - UNICEF
Two-thirds of children in Zimbabwe have experienced some sort of abuse and are vulnerable to mental health challenges, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has announced. Read more »
May 19, 2022
Zimbabwe: Mudenda Tells NPRC to Address 1980s Massacre Before 2023 Election
Parliament Speaker, Jacob Mudenda, has urged the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) to speed up the process of addressing Gukurahundi and bringing closure before… Read more »
May 10, 2022
Zimbabwe: Villagers Want Zanu-PF Torture Centre Demolished
WHEN Manicaland Development Association (MDA), a Zimbabwean non-governmental organisation, came up with the idea of establishing a skills training centre at Biriiri Business Centre… Read more »
May 09, 2022
Zimbabwe: Police Out in Full Force to Thwart Planned Shutdown
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) details came out in full force to thwart a national shutdown Monday. Read more »
May 07, 2022
Zimbabwe: U.S. Embassy Denies Offering Linda Masarira U.S.$1 Million to Lambast Zimbabwe Regime
The United States (US) embassy in Zimbabwe has dismissed as false opposition leader Linda Masarira's claims that she was offered US$1 million to tarnish the country's image. Read more »
July 20, 2020
Zimbabwe: We Will Continue to Arrest Activists Violating Lockdown Regulations - Govt
The government will continue arresting human rights for violating Covid-19 lockdown regulations, Nick Mangwana, the Information Ministry secretary has warned. Read more »
July 08, 2020
Zimbabwe: Breast Ironing, Virginity Tests Are Human Rights Violations - UNFPA Report
Findings from the State of the World Population are showing that all over the world, including in Zimbabwe, tens of thousands of girls are, on a daily basis, having their health… Read more »