But what exactly is this man called Mugabe? How do we recognize the brutal, directionless, evil, destructive, sick, insane, and murderous puppets of Robert Mugabe? I know these are not new questions within the Zimbabwean community.

The Zimbabwean government, backed into a desperate corner by a , lashed out violently last week brutally crushing a "prayer meeting" planned by a coalition of civic organisations inlcuding the opposition.

This is a thorny issue that keeps propping up everywhere even when serious discourse is required for example now in the climate of heightened repression from the dictatorial regime led by Robert Mugabe.

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Under the Mugabe regime which dates back to 1980 when he took office following the liberation war, every form of opposition to his governance has been ruthlessly repressed.

Grace Kwinjeh the Deputy Secretary For International Affairs together with Sekai Holland were barred from leaving Zimbabwe, their passports were confiscated they are now under police guard at Avenues Clinic.

On 11 March 2007, the serene working class suburb of Highfield in Harare resembled a war zone as armed police and soldiers violently disrupted a peaceful prayer meeting at Zimbabwe grounds which left some dead and others hospitalized.

Lawyers seeking to represent Mr.Tsvangirai and his colleagues were denied access and severely assaulted as well. A party activist, Mr. Gift Tandare was the earliest casualty. Information at hand indicates that Mr.

Also arrested were Gladys Hlatywayo, Manex Mawuya, Frank Chamunorwa, Linos Mushonga, Godfrey Gumbo, Clever Kafero. The war that the Zimbabwean police have declared on the people of Zimbabwe is getting worse by the turn of the day.

Dear Family and Friends, On the same day that President Mugabe clapped his hands, declared that he'd had an "excellent meeting" and stepped into a gleaming limousine, at least a hundred people clamoured outside a bakery in Marondera town.

Lifting The Lid On Disturbances Afflicting MDC UK & Ireland A joke is told of a husband who is asked by his wife to make sure that the light in the shed is switched off, husband duly goes to switch off the light and then he notices that the tap in...

Seven years might appear like a long time to many people, but for Munengami memories are still fresh and she will never forget the cold winter night in June 2003 when 10 men dressed in army fatigues broke into her house.

The anguish on Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s face said it all as Rutendo Munengami, wife of Glen View North MP Fani Munengami, yesterday narrated her ordeal when 10 armed men beat her up and raped her in her home.

Gift Tandare, a National Constitutional Assembly activist, was shot dead while MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai was brutally assaulted by police. Nhidza was initially tortured using electrical shocks and beaten underneath his feet.

MDC has been in the news lately, most of the reports have been negative. The arm-chair pundits have come out in full force, some going as far as saying that MDC lacks the capacity to govern all based having read few negative newspaper reports.

Join us tomorrow at the Zimbabwean Embassy, The Strand London between 1300 hours and 1700 hours as we demonstrate against the illegal arrest, detention and torture of Zimbabwean opposition leaders by the murderous Zimbabwean police.

Dear Colleagues, 11 of March 2010 marks the third anniversary of the Save Zimbabwe Campaign prayer rally which was violently disrupted by the police in Highfields leading to the arrests and torture of opposition political party and civil society leaders.

President Tsvangirai together with Tendai Biti, Elton Mangoma, Nelson Chamisa were badly tortured when they were arrested while en route to attend the Save Zimbabwe prayer meeting in Harare.