By Donnelly McCleland — INcontext International The Zimbabwean government said the security forces’ response to recent protests in which a number of people have reportedly died is just “a foretaste of things to come”. News of a violent crackdown has emerged despite the government blocking social media sites. Local rights […]
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Zimbabwe: churches slam state shootings; pastor charged with treason
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) yesterday urged the government to stop using state security agents to indiscriminately shoot at protesting civilians who were exercising their constitutional right to demonstrate, reports NewsDay. And in another development linked to this week’s bloody protests in Zimbabwe over 150% fuel hikes, popular pastor […]