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Zimbabwe: New Dispensation More Violent Than Mugabe Regime - New Report
263Chat, 27 August 2019
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has fared badly in terms of compliance with the constitution amid increasing number of citizens who have been abducted, tortured or… Read more »
Mnangagwa's First Year in Office Marked by Repression - Amnesty
In his first year in office, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has presided over a "systematic and brutal crackdown on human rights, including the violent suppression of protests and attempts to silence anyone who has dared challenge his government," Amnesty International has said. But Mnangagwa's government accuses the opposition of stage managing the abduction and torture of activists to soil the image of the country.
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa's First Year in Office Marked By 'Systematic and Brutal Crackdown'
AI London, 23 August 2019
During his first year as President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa has presided over a systematic and brutal crackdown on human rights, including the violent suppression of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mystery Abductions Saga Deepens
Zimbabwe Standard, 25 August 2019
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has accused the opposition of staging-managing the abduction and torture of activists to soil the image of the country amid reports at… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Scribe Recounts Horror At the Hands of Police
New Zimbabwe, 26 August 2019
Very few people would have expected the media space to have shrunk to this level after the Robert Mugabe era. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Arts Industry Frets Over Clampdown
Zimbabwe Standard, 25 August 2019
The abduction and horrific torture of comedienne Samantha "Gonyeti" Kureya, currently bed- ridden at a city hospital, has shaken the arts industry in what could encourage a sense… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Muchinguri, Mathema, Army, Police Hit With Fresh $3,5 Million Lawsuit
New Zimbabwe, 25 August 2019
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) have been slapped with a $3, 5 million lawsuit as more civilians mount claims following episodes of a brutal… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Army Brutality Land Ministers in Trouble
Zimbabwe Standard, 25 August 2019
A Chinhoyi woman is suing two ministers and the police chief for $300 000 after she was brutalised by four soldiers at her home during the army crackdown that followed the violent… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Coltart, Unionists Set Free
Zimbabwe Standard, 25 August 2019
Human rights lawyer Doug Coltart and eight unionists arrested in Harare on Friday for protesting against low salaries paid to teachers were released on bail yesterday. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Opposition's Mamombe Bemoans Violent Politics
Zimbabwe Standard, 25 August 2019
Harare West MP Joanah Mamombe says Zimbabwe's politics is very violent in nature with women and the opposition being the biggest victims. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Tension Grows As Govt Clamps Down On Dissent
Zimbabwe Standard, 25 August 2019
Teargas and truncheons returned to Zimbabwe's cities in recent days, as protesters took to the streets to express their discontent at the deteriorating economy. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Analysts Rap EU, U.S. 'Imperialist Syndrome'
The Herald, 26 August 2019
The European Union (EU) and the United States should respect Zimbabwe's sovereign right to determine its internal political processes and stop meddling in the country's internal… Read more »
InFocus
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The popular comedian, Samantha Kureya aka Gonyeti, is well known for her criticism of the police and government in her skits on the comedy show Bustop TV. She was found later ... Read more »
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The police banned planned protests by the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change, which was set for August 16, a move that could set the stage for what could be potentially ... Read more »
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Davies Guzha, a film director was together with three of his colleagues, arrested for allegedly screening a film, Lord Of Kush, at Theatre in The Park without approval by the ... Read more »
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There has been a public outcry over the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill's provisions, with several opposition politicians saying the proposed legislation is a direct ... Read more »
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On the first anniversary of the post-election violence in Zimbabwe that left six people dead, the U.S. has placed a former commander of Zimbabwe's army on its targeted sanctions ... Read more »
