Zimbabwe opposition MP, Job Sikhala, arrested by police: Party
4 years, 4 months ago

Zimbabwe opposition MP, Job Sikhala, arrested by police: Party

Al Jazeera  

Sikhala, an outspoken government critic, went into hiding in late July after he appeared on a police wanted list. Zimbabwean security forces have arrested a legislator and outspoken opposition leader who went into hiding in late July after appearing on a police wanted list. Sikhala is one of more than a dozen anti-government activists who went into hiding after police issued an alert seeking information leading to their arrest ahead of anti-government protests planned for July 31. His arrest came as another opposition politician and government critic, Jacob Ngarivhume, was denied bail for the third time since being arrested for calling the protests.

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Zimbabwe police quash opposition courthouse protest over prolonged detention of activists
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Zimbabwe police quash opposition courthouse protest over prolonged detention of activists

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe police on Thursday used batons to break up a courthouse protest by opposition supporters, angered by the continued detention of dozens of activists arrested in mid-June, after they allegedly gathered without official police clearance. The detained activists, including Jameson Timba, interim leader of a faction of the splintered opposition party, have been in detention since June …

Zimbabwe’s opposition leader tells AP intimidation is forcing voters to choose ruling party or death
1 year, 4 months ago

Zimbabwe’s opposition leader tells AP intimidation is forcing voters to choose ruling party or death

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of violating the law and tearing apart independent institutions to cling to power. In an interview with The Associated Press, Nelson Chamisa also warned that any evidence of tampering by Mnangagwa’s ruling party in upcoming elections could lead to “total disaster” for a beleaguered nation that is in economic …

Zimbabwe opposition figure fined for slain activist comments
1 year, 7 months ago

Zimbabwe opposition figure fined for slain activist comments

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A prominent opposition leader and lawmaker in Zimbabwe was convicted Wednesday of obstructing the course of justice for recording a video of himself accusing ruling party supporters of killing and dismembering an activist and posting the video to social media. Job Sikhala, a Parliament member and senior official in the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change party, …

Zimbabwe opposition figure fined for slain activist comments
1 year, 7 months ago

Zimbabwe opposition figure fined for slain activist comments

The Independent  

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