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Embassy vs the people
The Zimbabwe Embassy refused to accept a letter from the Vigil on Friday and instead called the police to clear us away from the building. The letter protests at the involvement of Embassy officials i...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 21:08hrs | 1 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Joyless Mayday
Comrade Mnangagwa's Mayday message to the workers was predictable: everything is going to be better. We know you are being exploited by businessmen's greedy price rises but we demand that employers ra...Published: 05 May 2019 at 14:26hrs | 2 | by zimvigil
Zanu-PF's culture is second nature to Mnangagwa's government
The human rights campaigner Pastor Evan Mawarire has made clear that he has no confidence in the government of President Mnangagwa. Speaking at a meeting in Parliament in London on Thursday, the #This...Published: 26 Feb 2018 at 07:43hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Vigil mourns Tsvangirai 'Father of the nation'
The Vigil mourned Morgan Tsvangirai, cornerstone of the MDC since its inception in 1999. His courage inspired all those seeking the restoration of democracy and the rule of law in Zimbabwe. ...Published: 18 Feb 2018 at 14:24hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Ubuntu or hypocrisy? - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
President Mnangagwa is a smooth operator. How he was content to be Mugabe's flunkey for 40 years is a puzzle. But whatever you think of him, he is galvanising things.This is in sharp contrast ...Published: 07 Jan 2018 at 17:49hrs | 5 | by ZimVigil
Zimbabwe Vigil demo - Wednesday 22nd November 2017
To all Zimbabwe Vigil activists, supporters and friendsThe Zimbabwe Vigil is demonstrating in solidarity with demonstrations back home in Zimbabwe tomorrow (Wednesday 22nd November 2017) betwe...Published: 21 Nov 2017 at 15:52hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Big anti-Mugabe march in Harare and demonstration in London
The Vigil has been sent the following message from a reliable source in Zimbabwe:Plans for a Solidarity March in support of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces in removing Mugabe are at an advanced st...Published: 17 Nov 2017 at 13:15hrs | | by Zim Vigil
Love for money, sex and greed killing spirit of activism in the UK
My article published earlier this year on the 16th of May titled, "Lack of participation in national politics by UK Zimbabweans," received a lot of feedback from you the readers. Most Zimbabweans rais...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 16:05hrs | 1 | by Silvanos Mudzvova
Zimbabweans 'walk for peace
Thirty people joined the Vigil at the Embassy after a 15-mile walk to raise funds for the Zimbabwe Peace Actors' Platform (ZimPAP) which seeks to train 100,000 civilian peacekeepers for next year's el...Published: 03 Jul 2017 at 06:54hrs | | by Agencies
ROHR International representatives hand themselves over to police
ROHR International representatives will today hand themselves over to ZRP Chitungwiza accompanied by Ms Kuzivakwashe of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights. The group led by Tinashe Zhakata, ROHR progra...Published: 14 Jun 2017 at 20:23hrs | | by ROHR
The wet road to Zimbabwe freedom
The Zimbabwean diaspora gave ROHR activist Sipho Ndlovu a hero's welcome when he arrived at the Vigil after a marathon seven-day bike ride through England to raise money to stop political violence in ...Published: 22 May 2017 at 13:43hrs | | by ZimVigil
Zimbabwean ativist to cycling through England for 7 days to raise funds
Supporters of Restoration of Human Rights gathered at the Vigil to give a send-off to ROHR activist Sipho Ndlovu who will be cycling through England for seven days to raise funds for the Zimbabwe Peac...Published: 14 May 2017 at 17:28hrs | 2 | by ZimVigil
Stony road ahead - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
As we begin a new year it is difficult to imagine that it will be a happy one in Zimbabwe. Even optimists will find it hard to see anything but a stony road ahead. We at the Vigil in the ...Published: 01 Jan 2017 at 20:24hrs | | by Zim Vigil
Mugabe a 'walking corpse'
The Zimbabwean opposition MP Eddie Cross says the international community is backing Vice-President Mnangagwa to take over from 'walking corpse' Mugabe in the next few months. Mr Cross was speakin...Published: 18 Sep 2016 at 16:50hrs | 1 | by ZimVigil
Enough is enough - Zimvigil
Feelings ran high as Zimbabwean exiles demonstrated outside the Zimbabwe Embassy in London today in support of thetwo-day #ShutdownZimbabwe called by Pastor Evan Mawarire of the #ThisFlag protest move...Published: 13 Jul 2016 at 18:30hrs | 1 | by Zimvigil
Restoration Of Human Rights International Zimbabwe Chapter Media Statement
The Restoration Of Human Right International is arguably amongst some of the fastest growing human rights groups advocating for the protection of human rights and respect for the rule of law parti...Published: 29 Jun 2016 at 15:46hrs | | by ROHR
Restoration Of Human Rights International Zimbabwe Chapter media statement
The Restoration Of Human Right International is arguably amongst some of the fast growing human rights groups advocating for the protection of human rights and respect for the rule of law particul...Published: 27 Jun 2016 at 14:25hrs | | by ROHR
Kick Zanu-PF out of the UK
Two of the UK's main newspapers published lengthy articles today on the Nottingham doctor, Sylvester Nyatsuro, who has seized a farm in Zimbabwe. The articles coincided with the presentation of the Vi...Published: 29 Feb 2016 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Zimbabwe Vigil
Mugabe's happy Christmas - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 26th December 2015
As we spent another Christmas in exile we were surprised to hear from the United Nations that 'Zimbabwe had done tremendously well' on the human rights front. We would never have known this if the Her...Published: 31 Dec 2015 at 15:38hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil
Curse of the factions strikes ZimVigil as it splits into two
London - The curse of the factions has struck the Zimbabwe Vigil and Restoration of Human Rights in Zimbabwe (ROHR) in the United Kingdom with two new groups calling themselves Super Vigil and ROHR (...Published: 09 Nov 2015 at 20:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK demand for expulsion of Zim doctor
The attempt by a British GP to seize a farm in Zimbabwe was condemned by Ephraim Tapa, founder member of the Zimbabwe Vigil and President of its sister organisation Restoration of Human Rights in Zim...Published: 01 Nov 2015 at 21:06hrs | 2 | by ZZimbabwe Vigil Diary: 31st October 2015
Nottingham demonstration against farm looter
About fifty people gathered in Nottingham on Tuesday to protest outside a clinic run by Dr Sylvester Nyatsuro who is trying to seize a farm in Zimbabwe. The following leaflet was handed out to p...Published: 28 Oct 2015 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by ZimVigil
'End of Mugabe era'
The fiasco of 91-year-old Mugabe reading the wrong speech at the opening of Parliament cannot be dismissed as 'a common era' as the Herald put it (before correcting its spelling error!).No, th...Published: 21 Sep 2015 at 06:46hrs | 4 | by ZimVigil
Zimbabwean Downing Street Racism Demonstration
Zimbabwean exiles in the UK are to present a petition to Prime Minister David Cameron's official residence at 10 Downing Street on Saturday 27th June disowning anti-white comments by President Mugabe ...Published: 25 Jun 2015 at 05:58hrs | | by zimvigil
Call for UK parliamentary debate on Zimbabwe - 19th January 2015
The possibility of a parliamentary debate on Zimbabwe emerged at a meeting in a parliamentary committee room today organised by the MP for Reading West, Alok Sharma, who was approached by Restorat...Published: 20 Jan 2015 at 04:49hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Co-ordinators
Mugabe's rudderless regime
It is becoming clear that there is no one in charge in Zimbabwe. There is a leadership vacuum. No sooner does one minister make a policy statement than another contradicts it.After Finance Min...Published: 11 Jan 2015 at 17:26hrs | 1 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Zanu-PF agents launch branches in the UK
Scores of UK-based Zanu-PF activists who have been lying low are coming out into the open and forming branches of the political party as they demonstrate their support for the regime.The lates...Published: 03 Jun 2014 at 18:43hrs | | by Nomalanga Moyo
EU engagement with Zanu-PF slammed
The ongoing efforts by European nations to re-engage with Zanu-PF have been described as a "travesty of justice", because they don't take into account either the past or current destructive policies o...Published: 20 May 2014 at 20:28hrs | | by Alex Bell
'Don't recognise stolen election Diaspora demo' on Saturday
As the trade union in Zimbabwe supports the MDC-T's call for an audit of the recent election and as a second Zimbabwe Electoral Commissioner resigns, Zimbabweans in the diaspora are joining hand...Published: 07 Aug 2013 at 07:28hrs | 6 | by Makusha Mugabe
EU criticised for pledge to lift sanctions
The European Union (EU) has been criticised for already vowing to lift targeted sanctions against the Zanu-PF regime, if the coming elections are deemed 'fair' by the regional leadership bloc....Published: 17 Jul 2013 at 10:40hrs | 6 | by Alex Bell
Human rights activist killed in yet another suspicious car crash
A human rights activist has died while another is in hospital, after the vehicle they were travelling in was sideswiped by two cars in a suspected assassination plot.Activist Elliot Dhliwayo w...Published: 17 Jul 2013 at 05:18hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF linked tycoon sues the UK over sanctions
Business tycoon and alleged Zanu-PF ally, John Bredenkamp, has sued the British government for being responsible for putting his name on a list of targeted sanctions against the Robert Mugabe regime, ...Published: 25 Jun 2013 at 18:31hrs | | by Alex Bell
British govt drugging of Zimbabwe deportees
HANDS cuffed, seat belt strapped and legs tightly bound together, a deported Zimbabwean is flown back from London to Harare International Airport on an economy-class ticket, courtesy of the British go...Published: 01 Feb 2013 at 09:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa disappoints says rights activists
LONDON - Zimbabweans in the diaspora were disappointed to hear the MDC's Minister of Information Technology Nelson Chamisa applauding Mugabe's 'visionary' leadership recently. The Herald quot...Published: 11 Apr 2012 at 15:50hrs | | by zimvigil
Former MDC-UK Chair in Wikileaks storm, wanted to replace Tsvangirai
In some exclusive revelations by some Zimbabwean online news site Zimeye, deposed former MDC-T UK chairman Ephraim Tapa was at the centre of a Wikileaks √¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢revelation√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ...Published: 22 Apr 2011 at 07:51hrs | 2 | by Byo24News
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