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Zimbabwe: Looming Patriot Bill Cause for Great Concern
MISA, 14 October 2020
Legislation is an old age tool that governments continue to rely on to influence civic space both negatively and positively. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Patriotic Bill Irks Pro-Democracy Campaigners
263Chat, 15 October 2020
Civic Society Organisations under the auspices of the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) have expressed concern over what they term a renewed coordinated campaign by the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Ruling Party MPs Want Chamisa, Biti Barred From Running for Public Office
New Zimbabwe, 8 March 2021
Some Zanu PF legislators say Zimbabwe's proposed Patriotic Bill should have clauses that impose a ban on local politicians who advocate sanctions against the country. Read more »
New Law Could Bar Nelson Chamisa From Zimbabwe Polls
Some Zanu-PF MPs say Zimbabwe's proposed Patriotic Bill should have clauses that impose a ban on local politicians who advocate sanctions against the country. The ruling party is accusing opposition leaders Tendai Biti and Nelson Chamisa of calling for western sanctions. The sanctions imposed nearly two decades ago by the U.S. and its European allies were introduced as a reaction to alleged rights abuses, corruption and poll theft by the then Robert Mugabe-led administration. Although the government says the law will punish citizens who communicate with foreign governments and "harm national interests", critics say this is a clear attempt to muzzle opposition and silence dissent.
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Cabinet has approved tough new laws that will criminalise protests. The proposed amendments to the Criminal Law Act will also make it a criminal ... Read more »
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa has tasked parliament to fast track the Private Voluntary Amendment Bill so that his administration can have total control of the operations of NGOs. ... Read more »
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Zimbabwe is crafting a law that will punish citizens who communicate with foreign governments and "harm national interests" as President Emmerson Mnangagwa steps up an ongoing ... Read more »
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The U.S. government has slapped targeted sanctions on Sakunda Holdings CEO Kudakwashe Tagwirei, accusing the business mogul of being part of a closely-knit ring of elites stuntin Read more »
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The U.S. has removed Agribank and the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe from the sanctions list, a move that will allow them to do international business more easily and ... Read more »
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Zimbabwe has secured an extradition treaty with South Africa and will soon evoke the order to bring home some former Zanu-PF rivals based in that country to face prosecution on ... Read more »
