Zimbabwe’s misery is largely the product of State repression. Its security agencies have been involved in incidents that have targeted the opposition.
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UN Official Calls Zimbabwe Crackdown on Activists ‘Intolerable’
Outgoing UN Resident Coordinator in Zimbabwe, Bishow Parajuli, says the current crackdown targeting opposition demonstrators and activists is “intolerable.
Chief Ndiweni, the Jailed Fierce Mnangagwa Critic, Granted $500 Bail
Zimbabwean chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, who was serving an 18-month jail-term at Khami Prison, has been released by the High Court on $500 bail.
Zimbabwe Police Arrest 10 Union Officials As Clampdown Deepens
Zimbabwe police arrested 10 union officials on Friday as they tried to petition the finance minister over low pay for teachers.
Zimbabwe Charges Former Mugabe Deputy With Abuse of Office
Phelekezela Mphoko, a former deputy to ousted Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, was charged on Wednesday with criminal abuse of office, his lawyer said.
Zimbabwe Arrests Senior Opposition Official Over Demonstration
Police in Zimbabwe arrested a senior opposition official on Thursday on charges of failing to stop a banned protest last week in the capital.
Zimbabwe’s second largest city Bulawayo militarised to ensure no protests take place
Police, Soldiers Patrol Zimbabwe’s Bulawayo in a show of force that stopped the main opposition party from launching an anti-government protest.
A thrilling book on Zimbabwe’s Operation Restore Legacy published
U.S based author publishes thrilling book on Zimbabwe 2017 coup. “Two Weeks in November: the Astonishing Untold Story of the Operation that Toppled Mugabe”.
16 August 2019 Zimbabwe Protests, State Repression and the Urgency of Political Reforms
Repression of 16 August 2019 Zimbabwe protests places the Southern African nation more on the path of instability. Zimbabwe needs urgent political reforms.
Zimbabwe National Dialogue? Mnangagwa peace call in view of protests
Protests are a democratic right but tensions building to protests slated for August 16 make a Zimbabwe national dialogue a way forward in Zimbabwe.