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Kofi Annan Foundation Demands Release Of Jailed Zimbabwean Activists

7 months agoMon, 26 Aug 2024 14:43:36 GMT
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Kofi Annan Foundation Demands Release Of Jailed Zimbabwean Activists

The Kofi Annan Foundation, an independent, not-for-profit organisation that works to promote better global governance, has called on Zimbabwean authorities to release pro-democracy campaigners Namatai Kwekweza, Robson Chere and Samuel Gwenzi.

On Monday, August 19, ZANU-PF party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said opposition activists and pro-democracy campaigners arrested in the lead-up to the 44th SADC Summit, held on August 17, may now be released.

Mutsvangwa claimed the arrests were intended to prevent potential demonstrations during the summit.

However, on Monday, August 26, Kwekweza, Chere and Gwenzi were further remanded in custody until September 3, pending trial when they appeared before a magistrate.

In a statement, the Kofi Annan Foundation expressed concern over the continued detention of the activists, saying that there was no legitimate reason for their ongoing incarceration. It said:

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Last week, ZANU PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa admitted there was no reason to continue to detain Namatai Kwekweza.

Today, 26 August 2024, despite evidence of her innocence, the courts continue to deny Namatai’s bail and have extended her detention until 5 September 2024.

We again call on Zimbabwean authorities to immediately release Namatai and her fellow human rights defenders and to drop all of the clearly spurious charges against them.

The three activists are being represented by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), a prominent human rights organisation in the country.

The trio face allegations of protesting outside the Harare Magistrates Court against the arrest and continued detention of dozens of opposition CCC activists. They are all denying the charge.

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23 Comments

🏃‍♀️ Chi baby Che Zanu 🌊 · 7 months ago
Obliterate terrorism. No to western sponsored activism
Muzimbo · 7 months ago
You are the Terrorist
· 7 months ago
Correction:- Chipfambi cheZANU is Pfeeerorist
theLastAntKing · 7 months ago
Zimbabwe is a failed state, that's the reason why every effort is channelled on suppressing opposers. for example, one morning kuma ghetto uko a male adult akafuma akafa with all his belongings, & it took 8hrs for police to mobilize a Mahindra, but if it was something to do with politics ipapo ipapo yaipindira.
🏃‍♀️ Chi baby Che Zanu 🌊 · 7 months ago
You're a failure. Speak for yourself
· 7 months ago
Some overzealous ZANU sycophant is already labelling yet-to-be-judged human rights activists "terrorists" ! Is human rights activism akin to "... trying to unseat a constitutionally elected government.."? Zvimwe zvinhu zvinoda kufunga, not sterek, but just a little bit, mbichana chete. Such inflammatory language should not be used by right-thinking and responsible citizens against victims of overzealous tyrants. After all, at the last count, ALL electoral body that observed the last election (not counting the compromised ZEC) agrees that the elections violated Zimbabwe's own Constitution. In other words this government is illegitimate because it WASN'T constitutionally elected. It was imposed by ZEC
🏃‍♀️ Chi baby Che Zanu 🌊 · 7 months ago
Terrorists are terrorists. They don't have rights. They must be scrubbed
🏃‍♀️ Chi baby Che Zanu 🌊 · 7 months ago
Trying to unseat a constitutionally elected government is treasonous. None of these activists shall live makore avakatarirwa nq Mwari. Vari kuzvitaludzira vega
Anonymous · 7 months ago
Then why is treason never the charge? Because it is all fake to initimdate.
🏃‍♀️ Chi baby Che Zanu 🌊 · 7 months ago
The foundation must demand respect from these western sponsored terrorists.
@setthemfree · 7 months ago
Chris doing the opposite of what he failed to do for his son. now seeking revenge kusiko kkk
Anonymous · 7 months ago
Ben Koffi, Kofi Annan mnangagwa is soft as wool.... shedding crocodile tears
Sir African · 7 months ago
A time shall come when Zimbabweans will not require food aid.They shall refuse food aid and opt to free themselves. Food aid makes them docile and ****.
Sanctions List · 7 months ago
Hokoyo ne sanction!!!!
Sir African · 7 months ago
He is late but he left a legacy.Mugabe died and his legacy is corruption. 😅😅
unruly · 7 months ago
A legacy indeed
Sir African · 7 months ago
This is not unru!y the o.g.😡😡
chivhayo · 7 months ago
Kofi anan mupenyu here
Sir African · 7 months ago
The only way to deal with this sick tyrannical government is to sue the state until it has no money even though they use taxpayers money. Smith was better I insist than these monkeys.
Mhofu · 7 months ago
Mucallshow wako
44yrs · 7 months ago
Pakaipa ko Kofi Anana yabva nekupiko zvayo. Ndofunga vanhu ava havana mhaka ini ko vachingodii kubuda havo moyo yawo yazorora kkkkk
Patz · 7 months ago
So Mutsvangwa is saying police can be arrest someone for a crime they think he can commit in future. Chris anogara akadhakwa coz kuhumana anozonyanya

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