Govt. Crackdown Sows Fear in Zimbabwe
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A government crackdown on dissent is deepening Zimbabwe's climate of fear ahead of parliamentary elections due in March.
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Police in Zimbabwe banned demonstrations in parts of the capital of Harare on Wednesday in an effort to crack down on the opposition as the country's autocratic ruler celebrated his 83rd birthday by vowing to stay in power.
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Crackdown by primer minister conflicts with Bush's pledge to promote democracy and freedom.
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Authorities in Zimbabwe announced the arrest of hundreds more retailers and executives as part of an ongoing price crackdown Friday as it emerged the head of the central bank had warned against the blitz.
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Zimbabwe's government has set up a state company to seize control of private local and foreign firms that President Robert Mugabe's administration says are engaging in "economic sabotage" in a bid to end his rule.
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Critics say the government is using dictatorship-era laws to crack down harshly on indigenous criminals.
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Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai shows defiance after being beaten while in police custody.
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ROBERT MUGABEâS Government is pushing through legislation designed to prevent human rights organisations from operating in Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's government on Wednesday warned that the opposition would pay "a heavy price" for what it called a campaign of violence to oust it from power.
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Two recent cases have caused journalists and bloggers to fear a government crackdown on freedom of expression.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe, Feb. 28 -- Dozens of people were arrested Wednesday as pro-democracy activists defied a police ban on demonstrations and took to the streets to protest growing repression and economic hardship in Zimbabwe.
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White Zimbabweans found themselves a step closer to losing control of their businesses to black people yesterday as a result of new government legislation.
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Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and 49 others, who suffered injuries in police custody, were detained in hospital for the night on Tuesday for treatment, their lawyer and a senior party official said.
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Canada on Monday condemned Zimbabwe&#39;s government for using of violence to quell demonstrations and its arrests of opposition leaders.
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Zimbabwean police have vowed to block an anti-government rally planned in Harare by a coalition of opposition and rights groups on Sunday.
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Hundreds more business executives and store managers have been arrested in Zimbabwe as part of a crackdown on violations of a government-ordered price freeze, police said Tuesday.
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ZIMBABWEâS security forces have been put on high alert in the capital, Harare, ahead of todayâs ruling in the treason trial of the popular opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who could face the death sentence if found guilty.