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On September 8, Peter Magombeyi, a doctor, claimed he was receiving “death threats”. Six days later he disappeared

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".

Human rights activist Munyaradzi Gwisai speaks to the press after a magistrate fined him and six others $500 each after they were convicted of plotting mass protests.

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…