Partial win as court strikes out parts of the 'Patriotic Act' Published at 27.10.2025 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth labour rights protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Controversial PVO Amendment Bill enacted, pressure on journalists continues Published at 30.05.2025 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption negative court ruling protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Bill threatens media independence, activist arrested amidst Mozambique's disputed elections Published at 26.02.2025 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: transnational repression HRD detained protest torture/ill-treatment censorship Read more
Authorities embark on widespread crackdown ahead of SADC summit Published at 11.09.2024 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI protest disruption self censorship intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force protest public vilification torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD acquitted censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Arrests, abductions and violent attacks against critics and opposition surround election period Published at 27.09.2023 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD intimidation HRD detained HRD killing negative court ruling torture/ill-treatment political interference restrictive law HRD prosecuted Read more
CSOs & Opposition bear the brunt of intensified crackdown on Association & Assembly Published at 30.12.2022 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid intimidation HRD detained protest public vilification political interference protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Proposed law threatens CSO space, opposition faces brutal repression ahead of elections Published at 11.05.2022 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling intimidation harassment labour rights protest political interference restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Pro-democracy activist Makomborero Haruzivishe released on bail after months in detention Published at 21.01.2022 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries release of HRDs censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted protest Read more
CSOs condemn threat to independence of the judiciary Published at 07.06.2021 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling political interference restrictive law Read more
Prominent journalist Chin’ono arrested and charged for tweet Published at 22.03.2021 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained journalist detained Read more
Government adopts strategic measures to thwart protests by doctors Published at 30.10.2020 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights Read more
Economic decline, crackdown on rights; Zimbabweans hanker for change through protests Published at 24.08.2020 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption prevention of protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
