An Amnesty International top official says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's weekend threats of renewed clampdown on dissenting voices are a "sinister hint" on worse off persecution soon to befall government critics.
Addressing thousands of party supporters at a 'thank-you' rally in Mwenezi on Saturday, President Mnangagwa admitted deploying the military to ostensibly to quell wild protests by Zimbabweans over last month's fuel price hike and the high cost of living.
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