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Strikes and Protests 2007- Save Zimbabwe Campaign
Strikes and Protests 2007/8 - Students
Student
leaders arrested at Rotten Row Magistrates' court
Zimbabwe
National Students Union (ZINASU)
March 13, 2007
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More arrests
occured today the 13th of March, at around 1500 hours. Unfortunately,
this happened at a competent court of law in Harare, at the Rotten
Row magistrates' were students and other pro-democracy activists
had gone to witness the proceedings of the arrested opposition,
civic and student leaders. They were picked up by heavily armed
riot police officers for allegedly singing the former national anthem
of Zimbabwe, "Ishe komborerai Africa" (God bless Africa).
The arrested are ZINASU
president, Promise Mkwananzi, Education and Research secretary,
Tellington Kwashira, National Coordinator, Washington Katema as
well as a General Council member and Bindura University of Science
Education student representative council (SRC) gender secretary,
Chiedza Gadzirai. These 4 were picked up while in the company of
two Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition employees, Rodrick Chiroodza and
Emily Nkungwa.
Mkwananzi was
re-arrested just a few hours after being released from police holding
cells over the security situation at the University of Zimbabwe,
were he was arrested this morning for allegedly being a threat to
peace and stability.These latest arrests brings the total number
of student leaders and activists in police detention to 14.
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