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ZINASU leads protest - pushes for resolution of inter-party deal
Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU)
Oct 27, 2008

Students and youths today staged yet another demonstration in Harare which was strategically held the same day as the SADC talks on Zimbabwe. The protesters demanded an immediate resolution to the current political impasse facing the country. ZINASU President Clever Bere addressed the crowd before they marched to Harare International Conference Centre (HICC). Mr. Bere urged youths not to be spectators in Zimbabwe's current political crisis but to arise and compel the urgent resolution of the power sharing agreement that has since turned into a long standing disagreement.

The youths were however blocked by heavily armed policemen before they got to (HICC). About 120 policemen with dogs and armed with canisters, button sticks and rifles descended on the youths. The police fired teargas and ruthlessly beat the protesters including other ordinary people most of who were queued in banks. More than 50 people were arrested, most of them members of the Women's Coalition. One unidentified youth was abducted by Zanu pf youths and taken away in a ZANU PF truck.

ZINASU condemns, in the strongest terms, such exhibition of police brutality especially at such a time when the nation is supposed to be focusing on nation healing and restoration of human rights. It is sad to note that within two hours before the march by students and youths, ZANU PF youths had also marched in town towards ZANU PF headquarters without any interference from the police. It is because of such sanctioned cruelty by the police that the students want the Ministry of Home Affairs to go to the MDC T, as ZANU PF has clearly turned the police into ZANU PF militia, with no respect of human rights whatsoever.

The demonstration was organised by various youth organisations and amongst those who participated were students and youths from Youth Initiative for Democracy in Zimbabwe (YIDEZ), Students Solidarity Trust (SST), Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU), Youth Agenda, Youth Forum, Students Christian Movement in Zimbabwe (SCMZ) and Women's Coalition

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