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Zimbabwe AIDS activist demands medication for prisoners
An HIV-positive Zimbabwean man who was denied medication while detained on treason charges last year has launched a legal battle for prisoners to be allowed access to ARVs, his lawyer said Monday. In a landmark case, Douglas Muzanenhamo, who was infected 18 years ago, wants an end to the ill-treatment…
Zimbabwe president warned of violent youth protests over unemployment
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Monday warned frustration among jobless youths could spark violent protests as the country prepares to vote on a new constitution, five years after deadly elections. “Youth unemployment and under-employment present one of the biggest challenges facing the nation, which if not addressed, is a potential threat to national…
Zimbabwe MP ‘detained for calling Mugabe gay’
A Zimbabwean parliamentarian was held in custody for seven days after saying President Robert Mugabe had gay sex with another politician, state media reported Thursday. The state charged Lynette Karenyi, of the Movement for Democratic Change, with saying “Robert Mugabe, president of Zanu-PF, had homosexual relations” with another politician, according…
Mugabe calls Cameron ‘satanic’ for backing gay rights
HARARE — Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has called British Prime Minister David Cameron “satanic” for considering withholding aid from countries that do not respect gay rights, state media said Thursday. “It becomes worse and satanic when you get a prime minister like Cameron saying countries that want British aid should…
Mugabe party ‘supporters’ assault Zimbabwe journalist
HARARE — Supporters of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s party beat up a lawmaker and a journalist when they barged into a public hearing on a proposed human rights bill, media reports said on Sunday. The private Standard newspaper said about 20 youth on Saturday mobbed and beat up Brian Tshuma,…
Evil Is Evil
Zimbabwe updates: Mugabe’s government continues to arbitrarily detain opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai two weeks before scheduled elections. His deputy, Tendai Biti, is being detained on charges of treason. In a gross fit of irony, Biti is being accused of tampering with elections: Senior officials in Mr. Mugabe’s governing party, in…
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