In Mutoko, a 6 month-old baby is reportedly among 7 women arrested&detained by #ZRP officers for allegedly participating in a march to hand over a petition demanding improvement in Zim's education standards. @ZLHRLawyers have been deployed to secure their freedom @ARTUZ_teachers
@education_mdc This is a case of leap frogging basic educational reforms. Before we reconsider the examination system, the curriculum at large needs a major over haul, as does teacher training. In addition, what other evidence can school leavers produce as evidence of academic proficiency?
Spare a thought for @JoanaMamombe tonight. Zimbabwe’s youngest legislator will spend another night in jail after she was remanded in custody today as the crack down against opposition MPs, trade unionists, civil society and church leaders continues... #FreeJoanaMamombe
A government that shuts down the Internet to prevent its people from communicating with each other and the outside world simply and clearly knows it is doing evil and fears its own people.
#ZimInternetShutDown#ShutDownZim#Davos
60 ppl currently being moved from Chikurubi to Rotten Row. Most were caught up in the raids this week. Unclear what will happen at Court, but their cases may be fast tracked to sentencing, as has been the case with others
@burke_jason@Wamagaisa@dewamavhinga@DeproseM@BBCAfrica
Mrs. Mahiya’s mom brought back home, shaken and traumatised after the ordeal and witnessing his son brutally assaulted at the hand of suspected armed security personnel. We are still worried about Doug Mahiya safety. @zppinfo@ZLHRLawyers @usembassyharare @CyrilRamaphosa@Davos
@harumutasa How to miss the point completely. Since you don't seem to think the situation is that severe, may I invite you to stay a few nights in mabvuku?
ZBC reported 600 arrests had been made. These arrests are arbitrary & being used to give the appearance of due process. It is an "orchestrated deliberate attempt to deny anyone associated with the shutdown their basic rights" - Beatrice Mtetwa #WeWillNotBeSilent#FreePastorEvan
More deeply disturbing news from #Zimbabwe: suspected state agents have just kidnapped @YALINetwork (@IREXintl) fellow and pres. of Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union @OMasaraure from his home. Abductions and beatings of activists, and the gunning down of protesters, must end. Now.
“The Government of Zimbabwe has conspicuously failed to address economic problems in a way that protects the rights and livelihoods of ordinary citizens.” - Mary Robinson. The Elders urge peaceful resolution of the crisis in #Zimbabwe: https://t.co/rU14ZQt5RT
While internet is still there...getting reports that minister @fortunechasi has engaged transport operators to provide buses from Monday...Kombi operators likely to be booted out of town
If anyone has a way to get this info into Zim:
The french internet provider, FDN, provides free dialup Internet access:
dial +33 860 46 99 88 or +33 172 89 01 50
Login: toto || Password: toto
You will need a dialup modem & a landline. #SwitchBackOnZim
Zimbabweans now know what it’s like to be officially in the midst of a humanitarian crisis that the world doesn’t care about. You kick, you scream, you yell, you cry, you bandage wounds, you get shot by soldiers, you are denied bail, you hunger, you complain, you live, you die.