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Zimbabwe: Some Zimbabweans Fear Violence Will Taint Upcoming Elections
VOA, 10 January 2023
Rights groups say a brutal attack on Zimbabwe opposition supporters was clearly intended to harass and intimidate them ahead of elections expected later this year. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Amnesty International Blames Authorities for Inciting Violence
New Zimbabwe, 11 January 2023
Rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has warned Zimbabwean authorities against the issuance of inflammatory statements inciting political violence amid fears of a bloodbath… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Under Fire Over Murehwa Violence
263Chat, 9 January 2023
The violence was captured on a video which circulated on social media over the weekend and showed suspected ZanuPF supporters using logs and open fists to attack people believed to… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Violent Attacks Against Political Opposition Supporters Must Be Promptly Investigated
AI London, 9 January 2023
Responding to a viral social media video showing brutal attacks against supporters of the political opposition party Citizens' Coalition for Change, Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Minister and Zanu-PF Chair Claims Murehwa Violence 'Stage-Managed'
New Zimbabwe, 9 January 2023
ZANU PF has denied allegations that thugs filmed attacking elderly opposition supporters in Murewa over the weekend are members of the ruling party. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 'Chilling' Violence Against Political Opposition Supporters Must Be Investigated Immediately
AI London, 9 January 2023
In response to a social media video showing brutal attacks against supporters of the political opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change, Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: NGOs Call for Tolerance in Wake of Violence Upsurge Ahead of 2023 Elections
New Zimbabwe, 20 November 2022
As Zimbabwe braces for harmonised elections next year, political party leaders have been rallied to preach peace and tolerance to divergent political views and preferences among… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Rights Groups Bemoan Escalating Political Violence
New Zimbabwe, 9 March 2022
HUMAN rights groups have expressed concern over escalating cases of politically-motivated violence, as well as denial of food aid to villagers aligned to opposition parties ahead… Read more »
Violent Attacks On Zimbabwe Opposition Supporters Condemned
Human rights groups have expressed concern over escalating cases of politically-motivated violence against villagers aligned to opposition parties ahead of the 2023 general elections. Responding to a viral social media video showing brutal attacks against supporters of the political opposition party Citizens' Coalition for Change, Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for East and Southern Africa, said: "This callous, politically motivated attack against older people who had simply attended a gathering for a political opposition party is outrageous. Such cruel acts of violence, which have repeatedly marred Zimbabwe's political landscape in the past, gravely threaten the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly".
The video, which appears to have been filmed by one of the assailants, shows a group of apparent supporters of the country's ruling ZANU-PF party kicking and beating with sticks older people in in Murehwa North, a rural district of Marondera East. The ruling party has distanced itself from the individuals in the political violence
Zimbabwe has a long history of violence in the run-up to elections, with opposition parties repeatedly accusing ZANU-PF of being behind the attacks. Amnesty has previously documented similar election-related human rights violations in the country. During the 2008 elections, more than 200 people were killed during and after the election amid violence against opposition supporters.
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In a statement that set social media on fire, President Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed not to relinquish power under any circumstances, claiming there was no way in which an opposition leader can rule Zimbabwe. The president dismissed Coalition for Citizens' Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa, his fiercest nemesis, saying the newly founded party has no chance. Addressing party supporters in Epworth during the launch of Zanu-PF's campaign ahead of the March 26, 2022 by-elections, Mnangagwa said
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