protests in zimbabwe

The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC party yesterday dismissed threats by Zanu PF youths to counter their demonstrations, saying the ruling party had no mandate to stop their constitutional right to protest.
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Zimbabwe government’s failure to create employment and economically empower youths has led to continuous disgruntlement among the young generation, a situation that has been described as a ticking time-bomb.
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Police ran riot in Harare yesterday as they indiscriminately shot at pedestrians and motorists after they ruthlessly descended on protesters who were demonstrating against the deteriorating economic situation that has triggered a wave of…
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By Fungi Kwaramba and Blessings Mashaya As the warring Zanu PF shifts its attention to the eagerly-anticipated 2018 national elections, opposition forces have warned that they will mount more crippling anti-government demonstrations…
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By Blessings Mashaya Pro-democracy activists have vowed to continue holding protests against President Robert Mugabe and his under-fire government, despite increased State thuggery and human rights violations by security agents. This…
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By MacDonald Dzirutwe | Reuters | Zimbabwe's High Court on Tuesday upheld a month-long police ban on protests in the capital on the grounds that this was necessary to preserve peace, a lawyer representing opposition activists said.…
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Eighty-six protesters, who were arrested during the July stay-away, have been freed by a Bulawayo magistrate after the State failed to produce solid evidence against them.
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Opposition parties say besides police brutality during demonstrations, state security agents were raiding their supporters’ homes and abducting those suspected to be in the forefront of the protests.
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By Farayi Machamire Deadly violence rocked Harare once again on Tuesday, as police fought running battles with supposed rioting vendors in the capital city’s central business district — amid stunning claims that the troublemakers in fact…
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By Cris Chinaka | Reuters | Zimbabwe police fired teargas at stone-throwing vendors resisting removal from city streets on Tuesday in the latest flare-up of protests against President Robert Mugabe's 36-year rule. Army trucks and…
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