| Date |
Action |
Description |
Names
of affected students |
| 03
May |
Four National
University of Science and Technology (NUST) students appear
before a Bulawayo magistrate |
The four
are facing charges
of participating in an illegal gathering with intentions of
causing public violence. The charges emanates from a demonstration
by NUST students in 2010.Trial for the case has been postponed
to the 9th of May as state witnesses fail to turn up. |
David
Mushawani, Beven Nyamande, Ernest Makoni and Duncan Mombeshora. |
| 04
May |
Five
Great Zimbabwe University students appear before a Masvingo
magistrate. |
The five
are facing charges
of assault and malicious damage to property following a demonstration
against high tuition fees in 2010. Trial date for the case has
been postponed to the 12th of May due to the numerous numbers
of unresolved cases at the courts. |
Zivanai
Muzorodzi, Arnold Batirai, Godfrey Kurauone, Brighton Ramusi
and Gamuchirai Mukura. |
| 09
May |
Four
NUST students appear before a Bulawayo magistrate. |
The four
are facing charges of participating in an illegal gathering
with intentions of causing public violence following a demonstration
by NUST students in 2010.The case has been further remanded
to the 23rd of May. |
David
Mushawani, Beven Nyamande, Ernest Makoni and Duncan Mombeshora. |
| 11
May |
Three
Masvingo Polytechnic students appear before a Masvingo magistrate. |
The three
are facing charges
of contravening Section 33 of Sub Section 2 Paragraph A proviso
1 of the Criminal
Law and Codification and Reform Act 9:23.The case has been
postponed to the 12th of May to allow the area prosecutor to
assess their docket. |
Monalisa
Katsaruware, Desire Chikwanda and Nyasha Chaminuka. |
| 12
May |
Five Great
Zimbabwe University students appear before a Masvingo magistrate |
The
five are facing charges of assault and malicious damage to property
following a demonstration on high fees in 2010. Trial date has
been set for the 21st of June. |
Zivanai
Muzorodzi, Arnold Batirai, Godfrey Kurauone, Brighton Ramusi
and Gamuchirai Mukura. |
| 12
May |
Three
Masvingo Polytechnic students appear before a Masvingo magistrate. |
The three
are facing charges of contravening Section 33 of Sub Section
2 Paragraph A proviso 1 of the Criminal Law and Codification
and Reform Act 9:23. The three are removed from remand and the
state is ordered to pursue the case by way of summons when they
are ready. |
Monalisa
Katsaruware, Desire Chikwanda and Nyasha Chaminuka. |
| 13
May |
Four
Student activists are arrested and briefly detained at Masvingo
Central Police Station. |
The four
are briefly detained following a ZINASU demonstration in Masvingo.
Students demonstrated against examination registration deadlines
.The four were briefly detained and released without any charges
preferred on them. |
Obert
Masaraure, Zivanai Muzorodzi, Pride Mukono and Prosper Tiringindi. |
| 23
May |
Four National
University of Science and Technology (NUST) students appear
before a Bulawayo magistrate. |
The four
are facing charges of participating in an illegal gathering
with intentions of causing public violence. This emanates from
a demonstration by NUST students in 2010.Trial for the case
has been postponed
to the 9th of June after the state prosecutor failed to turn
up. |
David
Mushawani, Beven Nyamande, Ernest Makoni and Duncan Mombeshora. |
30
May
|
One
student leader and five other civic
society activists appear before the High Court In Harare. |
An application
for the relaxation
of bail conditions was heard. The six were ordered to report
once every last Friday of the month. The judge however did not
grant the return of passports and ruled that the court can only
do that in the event of the production of credible itinerary
for intended travel. Trial will open on the 18th of July 2011
in the Harare Regional Magistrate's court |
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