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Zimbabwe police bar striking doctor from going abroad for treatment
On September 8, Peter Magombeyi, a doctor, claimed he was receiving "death threats". Six days later he disappeared
Zim prisoners die due to food shortages, says rights group
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights says more than 100 prisoners have died in Zimbabwe due to "nutrition-related illnesses".
Code to stem political violence in Zim hailed
A new code of conduct for Zimbabwe’s political parties will bar perpetrators of political violence from taking part in electoral processes.
Alarm over Zim deaths in custody
The Zimbabwe police are allegedly killing criminal suspects in custody, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has claimed.
Another Zim dissident arrested, tortured, lawyers say
Another dissident critic of President Robert Mugabe was arrested, while police defied a court order to give medical help to 12 others, lawyers say.
Zim activists arrested over ‘Egyptian-style’ protests
Zimbabwean lawyers have been given only limited access to 46 civil rights activists who were arrested in Harare on the weekend.
Mugabe minister accused of gun threats
Zimbabwe’s Health Minister, Dr David Parirenyatwa, armed himself with a Kalashnikov and threatened to kill opposition supporters forced to attend a political meeting unless they…