Activist Defiant In Her Quest For ‘free, Just’ Zimbabwe

She bears scars from police beatings, has been arrested many times, detained for months, and become the first person to be convicted over mass anti-government protests last year. But Zimbabwean activist Linda Masarira, a 34-year-old widow with five children, vows to fight on. “I am not deterred,” she told AFP after a magistrate’s court in … Read more

Zimbabwe Police Announce New Ban On Harare Protests

Zimbabwean police have announced a fresh ban on protests in the capital Harare, state media said Tuesday, in another attempt to end demonstrations against veteran ruler President Robert Mugabe. The order came hours after a coalition of opposition parties said they would stage mass rallies across the country on Saturday to push for reform before … Read more