Bring culprits to book: Abduction victims
Victims of State-sanctioned abductions, torture and assault have challenged the police to expeditiously investigate their cases in order to bring the culprits to book.
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Victims of State-sanctioned abductions, torture and assault have challenged the police to expeditiously investigate their cases in order to bring the culprits to book.
Police have arrested Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition Youth Committee Chairperson, Pride Mkono. He is currently detained at Harare Central.
Rights organisations are concerned about what they say is a crackdown against opposition activists by the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Authorities in Zimbabwe have detained four human rights campaigners on their return home from a foreign trip and seized their cellphones and laptops, lawyers said Tuesday.
By Tarisai Machakaire The State is insisting on prosecuting Patson Dzamara and #Tajamuka activists on charges of defeating the course of justice using the same evidence tendered in a robbery case that has been struck off the roll. Dzamara is jointly charged with Oliver Chikumba, 32, Tatenda Mombeyarara, 33, Pride Mukono, 26, and Makomborero Haruzivishe, […]
By Tarisai Machakaire Harare magistrate Arnold Maburo yesterday issued warrants of arrest for three anti-government protesters who failed to turn up for trial over a robbery case involving Patson Dzamara. Dzamara is jointly charged with Oliver Chikumba, 32, Tatenda Mombeyarara, 33, Pride Mukono, 26, and Makomborero Haruzivishe, 33, on two counts of robbery and defeating […]
By Tatenda Dewa | Harare Bureau | All, except one, Occupy Africa Unity Square (OAUS) activists were on Tuesday removed from remand and the State will proceed by way of summons. The protesters started occupying the famous park in June in peaceful demonstration against President Robert Mugabe’s continued rule, which they said had run down […]
By Tatenda Dewa | Harare Bureau | Five activists protesting against President Robert Mugabe’s rule have approached the High Court to stop police harassment, according to a Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) statement on Monday. The five are part of the group that occupied Africa Unity Square from the beginning of June calling on […]
By Farayi Machamire Despite having been imprisoned and failing to pay bail, anti-President Robert Mugabe protesters who were released from remand prison over the weekend say they will not slacken their protests until the Zanu PF regime gives in to their demands. The released activists languished in remand prison for more than a week as […]
By Tarisai Machakaire Five activists, including Itai Dzamara’s brother Patson, who were arrested for alleged robbery while occupying Africa Unity Square, remained in remand prison yesterday even after their bail quantum had been slashed from $1 000 to $400. The five activists are failing to raise the required bail funds. Dzamara was jointly charged with Oliver […]