Brutal crackdown on opposition, lawyers and journalists: International pressure mounts on Mnangagwa

Zimbabwe has come under international scrutiny after President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government launched a crackdown against its critics that include opposition leaders, lawyers and journalists. Police have in recent weeks arrested prominent opposition …

Zimbabwe has come under international scrutiny after President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government launched a crackdown against its critics that include opposition leaders, lawyers and journalists. Police have in recent weeks arrested prominent opposition leaders including MDC Alliance vice-presidents Tendai Biti and Lynette Karenyi-Kore on allegations of violating Covid-19 lockdown regulations. They also arrested Nelson Chamisa’s lawyers […]