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Women protesters released without charge
ZimOnline
June 21, 2006

http://www.zimonline.co.za/headdetail.asp?ID=12323

INSIZA - Zimbabwean police on Tuesday released without charge about 100 women who were arrested earlier this week for demonstrating against the expulsion of children who have failed to pay school fees.

The women from the Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) protest group, were arrested on Monday after they stormed a rural business centre in Filabusi in Zimbabwe's Matabeleland South province demanding the reinstatement of their children.

A lawyer representing the women, Cosam Ncube told ZimOnline yesterday that all the protesters had been released from police custody after state prosecutors refused to lay any charges against them.

"I have since secured their release and the task was not that difficult because even the prosecutors agreed that there was no offence. As I speak, the women have been released and are now free," said Ncube.

Under Zimbabwe's tough security laws, it is illegal to demonstrate without seeking approval from the police. But WOZA has often defied the police ban on demonstrations to protest against worsening economic conditions in Zimbabwe. - ZimOnline

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