US EditionZimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge
- In Zimbabwe, there are growing concerns of brutal oppression against the opposition party, including arrests and violence, despite President Mnangagwa's claims of peace and tolerance.
- The recent violent incident involved a newly elected opposition councilor and a relative, who were shot with a stun gun, handcuffed, and later dumped naked near a river. The opposition party faced intimidation and arrests following disputed national elections.
- The ongoing repression and lack of reform in Zimbabwe indicate a persistence of governance issues, with opposition figures facing abduction, torture, and arrest post-election.
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Beating and torture allegations emerge in Zimbabwe after election
More than a dozen opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) figures — from elected representatives to officials and activists — have been arrested by police in the three weeks since the election, the party says.
Zimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Barely a week after being elected as a local councilor for Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Womberaiishe Nhende and a relative were pulled out of their car by unidentified men, shot with a stun gun and handcuffed.
Zimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Barely a week after being elected as a local councilor for Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, Womberaiishe Nhende and a relative were pulled out of their car […]
Zimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge
Lawyers for an opposition party councilor in Zimbabwe say he and a relative were abducted, beaten and whipped by unknown men amid a post-election crackdown on criticism of recently reelected President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling ZANU-PF party
Zimbabwe’s reelected president says there’s democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Barely a week after being elected as a local councilor for Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, Womberaiishe Nhende and a relative were pulled out of their car by unidentified men, shot with a stun gun and handcuffed. They were then bundled into a pickup truck and driven about 70 kilometers (more than 40 miles) outside of Harare, the capital, where they were whipped, beaten with truncheons and interrogated, and injected wit…
Zimbabwe's reelected president says there's democracy. But beating and torture allegations emerge
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Lawyers for an opposition party councilor in Zimbabwe say he and a relative were abducted, beaten and whipped by unknown men amid a post-election crackdown on criticism of recently reelected President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling ZANU-PF party. More than a dozen opposition figures, including elected representatives, officials and activists, have been targeted with violence or arreste…
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