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Violence and torture in post-election Zimbabwe - April 2008 - Power point presentation with images
April 29, 2008

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Operation Mavhoterapapi (Who did you vote for)

March 29, 2008 Post Election Violence & Retribution Perpetrated by Zanu PF Militia on MDC District/Provincial Office Bearers, Activists & Members

Reasons given by perpetrators for beatings and burning of houses of MDC Officials, Activists & Supporters:-

• "Celebrating MDC victory"
• "One ballot for MDC in a re-run and you are done - you suffer"
• "You teach your people to come to MDC"
• "Why do you vote for MDC and have MDC cards and T-shirts - you are playing with us"
• "You are giving the country back to the whites"
• "You my friend, you are an MDC people, we beat you to become a member of Zanu PF"
• "Why you are supporting MDC, we are here to vandalize you"
• "You have invited us here to beat you by voting for Tsvangirai"
• "You talk about MDC, what do you get from MDC, we want to show you".

In all cases victims where attacked at night, their doors where broken down if they refused to open, then taken outside and beaten with poles or iron rods.

In quite a few cases the victims' chickens and goats where burned alive, as well as their homes burned. One old man described how his three huts had been burned and his 50 pigs mutilated, then left to die. He said "what do I have to go back to" and his eyes misted up.

Some granaries were also burnt. Cattle reported being killed in Mudzi/Mutoko areas.

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