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Wednesday, 08 May 2013 11:29
HARARE - With the elections looming so large in our collective consciousness, many policies and slogans are being proffered to the general public, lofty words and heavenly promises are being peddled day in day out. It saddens us to note...Read More
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News » Maxwell Sibanda, Assistant Editor
Monday, 04 March 2013 10:15
HARARE - The recent police ban on portable shortwave radios has exposed government’s penchant for assaulting citizens’ freedoms at a time when the country is preparing to hold a constitutional referendum, analysts have said. Police, on February 13 announced the ban...Read More
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Monday, 25 February 2013 10:44
HARARE - At least 10 civil society groups are facing the sword, as police intensify a crackdown on non-governmental organisations which has now attracted global attention. The Daily News can reveal that police are combing through potential evidence to nail the...Read More
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Thursday, 21 February 2013 10:35
HARARE - In typical repressive style, police yesterday banned the distribution of free portable radios which were meant for rural communities. At the same time, the police broke windows and doors of Non-Governmental Organisations in a dastardly NGO crackdown which should...Read More
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Thursday, 21 February 2013 09:53
HARARE - Civil society in Zimbabwe is under threat of infiltration by State security agents and has no immediate solution because of deep divisions and a lack of leadership, according to a recent report. A report by the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute...Read More
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 11:37
HARARE - An international human rights group has cast doubt on the credibility of the forthcoming referendum given the escalating arrests and intimidation of human rights defenders by State security agents. The referendum has been tentatively set for March 16 while...Read More
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Wednesday, 13 February 2013 13:39
HARARE - A senior government official has ordered Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) operating in Murewa to submit monthly reports to the district administrator (DA)’s office. Phylis Mbwada, the assistant DA for Murewa, accused humanitarian groups of snubbing the DA’s office. Even NGOs...Read More
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Tuesday, 12 February 2013 11:53
HARARE - Police yesterday raided offices of the National Association of Non-Governmental Organisation (Nango) and the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) as the crackdown on civil society organisations intensifies ahead of polls. In Masvingo, police raided Nango southern region offices demanding operating...Read More
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Friday, 25 January 2013 11:50
HARARE - The Office of the Commissioner on Human Rights (OCHR) in Geneva, Switzerland has slammed escalating repression of human rights defenders in Zimbabwe ahead of elections. OCHR spokesperson, Rupert Colville, said the commission noted with concern the increase in arbitrary...Read More
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Sunday, 20 January 2013 10:41
HARARE - Rights groups in Zimbabwe have resolved to engage regional power broker, Southern African Development Committee (Sadc) and the African Union (AU) over the detention of ZimRights director Okay Machisa accused of tampering with the voters’ roll. Machisa’s detention...Read More
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Friday, 04 January 2013 10:51
HARARE - A transport dealer has appeared before a Harare magistrate for allegedly using a fake name and vehicle registration numbers to swindle a shipping company of $200 000 worth of cotton lint before attempting to bribe cops. Tonderai Ngoshi, 22,...Read More
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Africa »
Thursday, 06 December 2012 11:46
HARARE - The Egyptian army has deployed tanks and armoured troop carriers outside the presidential palace in Cairo after clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi. The streets of the capital are now reported to be calm following the...Read More
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Sunday, 25 November 2012 10:36
CAIRO - More than 20 Egyptian rights groups have called on President Mohammed Mursi to withdraw the decree granting himself extensive new powers. The 22 groups signed an open letter saying the president "has dealt a lethal blow to the Egyptian...Read More
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Saturday, 10 November 2012 13:20
HARARE - Zimbabwe's non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have requested a meeting with police commissioner-general Augustine Chihuri in connection with the arrest of three Counselling Services Unit (CSU) staffers. The civil rights activists were arrested on allegations of providing material which was used...Read More
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Tuesday, 06 November 2012 11:12
HARARE - Yesterday police raided the Counselling Services Unit (CSU) head office in Harare ostensibly to search for subversive material. While police had a search warrant claiming that the CSU is in possession of material that contravenes Section 46 of the...Read More
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