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Student victimization alarming
Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU)
May 09, 2008

. . . more arrests and torture in Masvingo

The persecutions of student activists continue to take its toll in the country with the latest arrest of Courage Ngwarai, ZINASU Legal and Academic Secretary at Great Zimbabwe University in Masvingo last night, the 8th of May 2008. The arrest comes after peaceful protests by students last week demanding the release of the presidential results and enactment of a sound education policy framework. College authorities in conjunction with the brutal police force are working tirelessly to frustrate vibrant student activists in order to thwart resistance in the event of a run off.

The unlawful arrest of Courage Ngwarai sparked commotion as students protested in retaliation. Several students were injured from the indiscriminate assaults by riot police in the melee. Courage was slapped with an informal suspension from the university and immediately forced to vacate the campus halls of residence. The Union warns Mugabe's illegitimate Government to stop forthwith the harassment and the unwarranted arrest of students. Courage is still in police custody.

Meanwhile . . . ..

The whereabouts of ZINASU Information Secretary who was kidnapped by war veterans yesterday, 8 May 2008 are still unclear. The four students arrested at Chinhoyi University of Technology are still being held uncharged in police custody.

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