Back to Index

Student activists appear before a Harare Magistrate
Students Solidarity Trust
October 25, 2010

Three Student activists Tafadzwa Mugwadi, Noel Gotora and Vivid Gwede today appeared before a Harare magistrate following arrests made on 22 October 2010. The arrests come after a lecture memorial was held at the University of Zimbabwe in the honor of renowned student activist Learnmore Jongwe on that same day. Learnmore Jongwe was a student activist who proved his bravery in terms of challenging the University and state authorities by demanding accountability and transparency in governance and educational service delivery.

Meanwhile on the 22nd of October Joshua Chinyere, James Katso, Temptation Tazviinga, Tinashe Hlathswayo,Tinashe Chisaira, Culvern Mungiri, Sydney Chisuko, and Chikomborero Mukwaturi who are facing charges of participating in an illegal gathering following a ZINASU demonstration in March 2010 at Parliament Building against the abuse of human rights in the country, appeared before a Harare magistrate to get their judgment on the 22nd but failed to get a judgment after the state failed to provide an exception and judgment has been moved to the 29th of October.

The student Solidarity Trust will continue to lobby for the respect of freedom of association and speech without the oppressive POSA regulations which seeks to police and monitor all public gatherings. The victimization of student activists and all human rights defenders must stop. It is through dialogue that a truly Zimbabwean voice can be given and national healing can take place.

Visit the Students Solidarity Trust fact sheet

Please credit www.kubatana.net if you make use of material from this website. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License unless stated otherwise.

TOP