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Press Release
East and Southern Africa:Â Journalists Targeted Amid Ongoing Crackdown on Media
Authorities across East and Southern Africa continued to impose severe restrictions on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom.
May 3, 2024
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Governments in Southern Africa must move beyond politics in distribution of COVID-19 food aid
Millions of people face the threat of starvation and are already in a precarious situation as they have now lost…
May 6, 2020
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Armed conflicts and state repression in Africa fuel cocktail of human rights violations
HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA: Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face…
April 7, 2020
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Zimbabwe: Investigate the army’s conduct in post-election killings
Authorities must launch a prompt and effective investigation into the army’s killing of three protesters and injury of scores others…
August 1, 2018
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Zimbabwe: Elections offer a chance to break with decades of gross human rights violations
Zimbabwe's election at the end of the month will take place in the context of decades of politically motivated gross…
July 9, 2018
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Zimbabwe: Post-Mugabe government must open new chapter of respect for rights
Responding to the news that Robert Mugabe has resigned as President of Zimbabwe, Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International…
November 21, 2017
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Press Release
Zimbabwe must drop absurd charges over Mugabe tweet
In response to a Zimbabwean court’s decision to grant bail to Martha O’Donovan, a US citizen who was detained last…
November 9, 2017
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Amnesty International statement ahead of court appearance of Zimbabwean activist Evan Mawarire
The continued persecution of human rights activist Pastor Evan Mawarire is a deliberate ploy by the Zimbabwean authorities to harass,…
April 19, 2017
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Zimbabwe: Allow public demonstrations as per court ruling
The government of Zimbabwe must respect a court ruling overturning the ban on protests in the country, Amnesty International said…
September 7, 2016
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Zimbabwe: Investigate fate and whereabouts of disappeared pro-democracy activist
The continued failure of Zimbabwe’s authorities to launch an effective investigation into the enforced disappearance of pro-democracy activist, Itai Dzamara,…
August 26, 2016
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Zimbabwe: Deplorable attack on brother of missing activist must be urgently investigated Â
The brutal assault by Zimbabwe's state security agents on the brother of the abducted pro-democracy activist Itai Dzamara must be…
April 19, 2016
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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016