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Zimbabwe scores badly on questionable global rights index
Zimbabwe continues to slide deeper into repression and deprivation, with a damning new report by the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) revealing widespread violations of civil, political, and...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa claims that 2023 elections 'did not happen'
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa remains focused on the disputed 2023 general elections in Zimbabwe, insisting that the issues surrounding those polls m...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 16:04hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter
Police block Sikhala rally
POLICE have blocked a solidarity rally for opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) politician, Job Sikhala, set for Saturday, sparking outrage from his supporters.The Job Sikhala Solida...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 07:06hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa still squandering massive goodwill
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's promises to break with the past and chart a new path for Zimbabwe after the ouster of long-time leader Robert Mugabe are ringing hollow as the southern African nation fu...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 09:18hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Clerics, pro-democracy campaigners set free over prayer meeting
A ZIMBABWEAN court has set free 10 clerics and pro-democracy campaigners, who spent more than one year under prosecution on charges of disorderly conduct after they were arrested by the police last ye...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 11:05hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa ratchets up political persecution, claims ZLHR
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Rights (ZLHR), an organisation that protects and defends human rights through sustainable litigation, has raised concern over the continued prosecution of perceived opponents ...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 17:00hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe youths denied right to speak'
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) national deputy spokesperson Gift Siziba has been chosen to attend Obama Foundation's Democracy Forum in the United States.The Obama Leaders programme was l...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa-Masisi alliance bad for democracy'
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Botswana counterpart Mokgweetsi Masisi clearly have many things in common — the hounding of political foes out of the country and the silencing of cri...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 17:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nothing new from tired Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF's annual conference is underway in Bindura and, predictably, the former liberation party is not proffering any fresh ideas to extricate Zimbabwe from the quicksand of corruption-induced povert...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 08:44hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Kwekweza, Zimudzi set free over protest against tinkering with constitution
HARARE Magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Guwuriro has set free two pro-democracy campaigners who had been on trial on charges of promoting public violence after they were arrested for allegedly protesting ...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 15:55hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Anti-govt protest cases crumble
NINE Harare and Chegutu residents have been set free after being hauled before the courts on charges of committing public violence for allegedly participating in last year's anti-government demonstrat...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 13:19hrs | 11 | by Stephen Jakes
Coltart demands $12,5m for unlawful arrest
HUMAN rights lawyer Douglas Coltart has sued Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga for $12,5 million over his unlawful arrest.Coltart was arreste...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:52hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC says the Zanu-PF is plotting violence ahead of 2023 polls
Zanu PF is in panic mode and is pulling out all the stops to win the 2023 elections using violent means and draconian legislation to crush all dissent, the MDC Alliance charged on Wednesday.Th...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zinasu's Ngadziore freed on $5,000 bail
ZIMBABWE National Students' Union leader Takudzwa Ngadziore was on Friday night released from remand prison after he was granted $5 000 bail by the High Court.Ngadziore, who had been in remand...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa turning to 'stadium of the people'
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says the judiciary is joined at the hip with Zanu-PF, and his party has lost confidence that the courts can fairly arbitrate political disputes involving the parties...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 13:26hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Protesters deny public violence charges
THE trial of two budding pro-democracy campaigners accused of public violence kicked off on Tuesday at the Harare Magistrates' court with the activists denying the charge.Namatai Kwekweza (22)...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe and abductions
Since the beginning of the year, some people, mainly government detractors, and opposition members have claimed to have been abducted and tortured in Zimbabwe, but it is not easy to say who could be b...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 09:46hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
DNA tests confirm MDC activist's dumped body
DNA tests results have confirmed that the remains found at a farm in Beatrice, in January were that of MDC activist Blessing Toronga, who was reportedly abducted and tortured during the State-led clam...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Voters' roll with pictures row spills into Court
Zimbabwean opposition political parties and pro-democracy campaigners have applied to join court proceedings of a registered voter who is seeking to bar the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) from re...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 14:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Opposition parties, pro-democracy campaigners team up to challenge ZEC to stop releasing voters details to Zanu PF
Zimbabwean opposition political parties and some pro-democracy campaigners have teamed up to challenge a petition filed by a registered voter who is seeking to bar the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Z...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 12:20hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Judge ends 70-day prison ordeal for pro-democracy campaigners
HIGH Court Judge Justice Emmy Tsanga has ended the 70 days detention of two pro-democracy campaigners Darlington Madzonga and Edmore Musvubhi by setting them free on $200 bail each after they were arr...Published: 21 Sep 2017 at 11:02hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe authorities target pro-democracy campaigners over anti-govt protest
ZIMBABWEAN authorities have summoned pro-democracy campaigner Lynette Mudehwe to stand trial on Thursday on charges of criminal nuisance for allegedly participating in an anti-government demonstration...Published: 17 Aug 2017 at 09:08hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
Shoddy police work blamed for acquittals
Human rights lawyers have squarely blamed investigators for their faulty police work, accusing them of investigative amnesia and guilty omissions, which led to the absence of solid cases in the co...Published: 22 Jan 2017 at 14:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Pro-democracy campaigners freed over Africa Unity Square robbery
HARARE Magistrate Nomsa Sabarauta on Wednesday set free five pro-democracy campaigners who were arrested last year and charged with committing robbery and theft after they allegedly robbed some women ...Published: 19 Jan 2017 at 06:02hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
New year starts with mass trial of pro- democracy campaigners and ordinary citizens
MORE than 100 Zimbabweans will in January stand trial on various charges related to staging protests against President Robert Mugabe’sadministration over the deteriorating political and economic...Published: 04 Jan 2017 at 19:03hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Human rights cases rock Zim courts
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Lawyers have exposed the escalation of number of human rights violation cases in the courts of Zimbabwe amid indications there was serious violation of the rule of law by the...Published: 09 Dec 2016 at 03:56hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Police arrest 6 bond note protesters
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officers have arrested six people including a teenager for allegedly taking part in a demonstration held in Harare to protest against the introduction of bond ...Published: 01 Dec 2016 at 05:35hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Unacceptable persecution of human rights defenders
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has strongly condemns the violation of the rights of human rights defenders (HRDs), who were abducted and tortured by unidentified men on Friday 18 November 20...Published: 18 Nov 2016 at 19:23hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe authorities in fresh onslaught against pro-democracy campaigners
HARARE Magistrate Bianca Makwande on Saturday 15 October 2016 ended the detention of six pro-democracy campaigners Patson Dzamara, Linda Masarira, Makomborero Haruzivishe, Tatenda Mombeyarara, Rangari...Published: 15 Oct 2016 at 20:46hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
ZLHR remembers Dzamara 15 months after his abduction
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights on Thursday remembered the abducted democracy activist Itai Dzamara as it was 15 months complete since his disappearance."TODAY (Thursday) mar...Published: 10 Jun 2016 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Joy As Egypt's President Mubarak Steps Down
Roars of joy erupted from tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo as the announcement was made by the leader's deputy, Omar Suleiman, in a televised address.Mr Mubarak has handed ov...Published: 11 Feb 2011 at 15:18hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
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