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Mthwakazi condemns police's unconstitutional ban of meeting
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has strongly condemned the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) for cancelling its planned public meeting in the Midlands province, originally scheduled for Saturday, Augu...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 11:29hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Demonstrations are constitutional
31 March 2025 is merely a ruse. Removing Emmerson Mnangagwa is an ongoing process that has no end date. Mnangagwa, in this scenario, will not go down quietly. Consider how he created competing systems...Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 10:57hrs | 2409 | by Leonard Koni
No to third term of office for President Mnangagwa: Mudenda
Former Mthwakazi Republic Party National Executive Council Chairman Mudenda Chilumbo has criticized the Zanu PF faction that is rallying for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to rule beyond 2028, stating t...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 20:03hrs | 1894 | by Stephen Jakes
Sikhala movement gains traction
The National Democratic Working Group (NDWG), led by opposition politician Job Sikhala, has pledged to organize mass protests against President Mnangagwa's attempt to secure an unconstitutional third ...Published: 01 Jun 2024 at 18:10hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Law fare has intensified in Zimbabwe'
HUMAN rights defenders have accused the Zanu-PF-led government of intensifying its use of the law to punish critics.In its latest human rights report released on Thursday, Human Rights Watch (...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:49hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
'State agents perpetrating political violence'
STATE security agents have been cited as the leading perpetrators of political violence through arbitrary arrests and detention of opposition members as the country heads for general elections on Augu...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police should help defend people's rights
EACH election season in Zimbabwe never ceases to amaze and offers eye-popping surprises that are only unique to the southern African nation.Just after we thought Zanu-PF's astounding top-drawe...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa tells supporters to lie low
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has urged his supporters to lie low to protect themselves from violent attacks from Zanu-PF loyalists as tempers between the two ma...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stop suppressing citizens' freedoms
The arrest on Friday of 34 people who were attending a prayer meeting in Harare was another demonstration of the government's lack of respect for freedom of assembly, which is a right that is enshrine...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZLHR salutes all workers for resilience
ON this International Workers Day, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has saluted all workers in Zimbabwe for their immense contributions to the country and their resilience in the face of the e...Published: 01 May 2022 at 20:48hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa 'resurgence' ‘spooks jittery' Zanu-PF
The apparent momentum gained by the Nelson Chamisa led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) ahead of the crucial March 26 by-elections has sent some Zanu-PF officials into panic mode amid alleged...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 09:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Stop criminalising human rights defenders'
HUMAN rights defenders have been under siege in the Sadc region amid calls for governments to respect the law, democracy and rights.The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lawyers challenge mandatory vaccination
A GROUP of lawyers, going by the moniker Anti-COVID Vaccines, has initiated moves to sue government, churches and employers over compulsory vaccination of employees and congregants.The lawyers...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kazembe ordered to pay $175 000 to assault victim
HOME Affairs minister Kezembe Kazembe and Police commissioner General Godwin Matanga have been ordered by Harare magistrate Victoria Mashamba, to pay $175, 000 damages to Lilian Chinyerere who was unl...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:11hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
How did exercising one's democratic rights in Zimbabwe suddenly mean 'engaging in public violence'?
Ever since the so-called 'new dispensation' come into power in November 2017 - via the barrel of the gun, in a military coup d'etat, that ousted long-time brutal dictator, Robert Gabriel Mugabe - the ...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 09:19hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Police State
Within days of President Mnangagwa lecturing the West about how 'the rule of law is sacrosanct' in Zimbabwe, the police in Harare arrested representatives of rural teachers for trying peacefully to pr...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 22:37hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Zimbabwe is a country of laws
Zimbabwe is a nation governed by law. There is not a thing that happens (or should happen) that is not provided for by any law. We differ from the United Kingdom in one respect, they do not have...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Tino Chinyoka
State effects a de facto ban on civilian politics
In light of the continued proscription of the people’s sacred right to freedom of assembly and expression, Zimbabweans are disheartened that all democratic space in the country has virtually been cl...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 14:16hrs | 4 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Police assault journalists covering protests
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) anti-riot officers assaulted Talkmore Fani Mapfumo a local journalist with online publication Zim Morning Post today, 16 August 2019, in Harare for filming the police of...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 16:44hrs | 2 | by MISA
Bulawayo march to proceed, says Biti
Justice Joseph Musakwa on Friday threw out the MDC's urgent chamber application seeking to lift a police ban on demonstrations intended for Harare on the same day.Police used truncheons to bre...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 13:39hrs | | by ZimLive
Zimbabwe military says 'violent demos sponsored by third hand'
THE violent demonstration that occurred in January this year was sponsored by a third hand, a situation that prompted military personnel to intervene in order to bring sanity, Zimbabwe Defence Forces ...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:53hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Response to State coordinated attack on civil society
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) has noted with great regret the state's coordinated and systematic attack on civil society organisations in Zimbabwe through falsehoods in the media, ar...Published: 29 May 2019 at 15:46hrs | 2 | by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum
Renaming Chipo to Sipho: The POSA and MOPA mischief
Before the enactment of POSA1 in the year 2000, and prior to the demise of LOMA2 in 1993, the right to picketing was regulated by common law. During this period, the police wantonly resorted to the un...Published: 02 May 2019 at 14:55hrs | 12 | by A.K Malunga
Chamisa wins as High Court dismisses bid to stop congress
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa heaved a sigh of relief yesterday after the High Court dismissed an urgent chamber application by a Gokwe-based man who had sought to stop the party congress slated for...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
'POSA is unconstitutional' ruled Con-Court - so what, ED already has New Constitution Section 209
Public Order and Security Act (POSA) was one of the many obnoxious pieces of legislations on the Zimbabwe statute books that this Zanu PF dictatorship has relied on to deny the people of Zimbabwe thei...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 22:16hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Patriarchal dominance, misogyny in Zimbabwe's political economy
WOMEN in Zimbabwe constitute about 54% of the population of about 14 million people. In the just-ended 2018 harmonised elections, statistics compiled by Women In Politics Support Unit (WiPSU) indicate...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Linda Masarira
Chamisa rally given green-light
BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Nokuthula Moyo yesterday blasted Kwekwe police for blocking opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's rally, which was supposed to be held in the Midlands capit...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rally hearing set for tomorrow
THE Bulawayo High Court has deferred the hearing of MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's challenge against stoppage of his Kwekwe rally to tomorrow.The matter was initially supposed to be hear...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZLHR calls for peace and respect of human rights
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is greatly concerned, by disturbing events that unfolded in Harare this afternoon during a protest by unarmed civilians in Harare following the announcement of...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:58hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Electoral offences
With the elections some days away, emotions are heating up and the rate of election-related crimes and offences is also rising.Some crimes are being committed intentionally and some unintentio...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 11:31hrs | 1 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Mthwakazi threatens Mnangagwa's ZRP over rallies ban
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) has threatened to take matters into its own hands after police banned its roadshows in Tsholotsho scheduled for today and tomorrow.MRP had notified the regulatin...Published: 20 Jan 2018 at 15:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
SAHRDN condemns arbitrary arrests and wanton killings of peaceful protesters in DRC
THE Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) (a coalition of Southern African human rights defenders organisations), has called on the DRC authorities to respect the right to life, secu...Published: 05 Jan 2018 at 07:43hrs | 4 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe sees increase in political violence ahead of 2018 elections
The Zimbabwe Peace Project has recorded an increase in the total number of political violence cases from 178 in September to 189 in October.ZPP said cases involving intimidation and hara...Published: 05 Nov 2017 at 08:14hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
'Mugabe must curb political violence'
The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has called on President Robert Mugabe (pictured) to use his considerable influence to end the serious spike in political violence.This comes amid escalating co...Published: 01 Jun 2017 at 11:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Calls for Mugabe to set tone of forthcoming elections
President Robert Mugabe and leader of the ruling Zanu PF party kicks off his 'Meet the youth' rallies in Marondera on Friday 2, June and has been challenged to deplore violence.The rally is se...Published: 01 Jun 2017 at 09:16hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Mwenezi East By-Election-Incident report- opposition campaign material destroyed
The Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that there has been an increase in the number of incidents where opposition parties campaign posters have been destroyed by the ruling Zanu PF activists as Mwen...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 05:33hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mwenezi East By-Election: Credibility of the poll face scrutiny - ZPP
As Mwenezi East prepares for a by election the Zimbabwe Peace Project has said it has been on the ground watching events in Mwenezi East ahead of the 8 April by-election and the credibility of the ele...Published: 23 Mar 2017 at 05:51hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Court overturns ban of commemoration of Chiadzwa brutal crackdown
The court has overturned a Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) ban of a meeting organised by the Chiadzwa Community Development Trust (CCDT) to commemorate events that took place in their community d...Published: 19 Oct 2016 at 17:52hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu PF accused of resorting to disruption of other parties rallies
Heal Zimbabwe Trust reported that it received a total of 9 cases of disruptions of rallies and community meetings particularly by Zanu PF supporters. The trust said most disrupted meetings and...Published: 17 Sep 2016 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Can #NERA or MDC-T be held liable for damage caused during strikes?
The article below was extracted from Norton Rose Fulbrigh...Published: 02 Sep 2016 at 13:49hrs | | by Norton Rose Fulbright
Escalation of violation of people's freedoms recorded in Harare
There has been an escalation of violation of people's freedoms in Harare according the Zimbabwe Peace Project.ZPP reported that during the month of June the province was a hive of activity as ...Published: 05 Aug 2016 at 16:26hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Demonstrations are counterproductive to the economy
The new Constitution of Zimbabwe, Chapter 4, Section 58 article (1) reads, "Every person has the right to freedom of assembly and association, and the right not to assemble or associate with others. S...Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 13:02hrs | | by Mukachana Hanyani
Protest without fear, peacefully - Zimbabweans urged
As Zimbabwe is experiencing civilian protests in demand to justice, human rights, development and end to corruption, Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights has a special message to the Zimbabwean gov...Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 10:30hrs | | by Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights
Mudede created four different voters rolls, claims Biti
The MDC-T on Friday claimed that Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede has created three to four different voters roll databases, for the purposes of rigging the upcoming elections.Tendai Biti, the...Published: 20 Jul 2013 at 12:58hrs | 1 | by Tichaona Sibanda
EU angered by the arrest of 44 gays in Zimbabwe
The European Union (EU) Delegation in Zimbabwe on Friday condemned the recent arrest of 44 gays and lesbians who were discussing the draft constitution in Harare.Members of the Gays and Lesbia...Published: 19 Aug 2012 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
UN rights chief calls for suspension of sanctions in Zimbabwe
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms Navanethem Pillay yesterday said illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe must be suspended until the conduct and outcome of elections.She was addressing a Press...Published: 26 May 2012 at 03:54hrs | 3 | by TH
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