The Government of Zimbabwe has announced that it is drafting the Zimbabwe Patriotic Bill, which amongst other things, aims to criminalise and prescribe stiff punishment for citizens who “campaign against”…
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The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA), together with the Public Order and Security Act, enacted in 2002, were among some of the most repressive laws used…
High Court Judge Justice Webster Chinamora on Friday 19 February, 2021 ordered the release from Harare Remand Prison of Allan Moyo, a pro-democracy campaigner and University of Zimbabwe (UZ) student,…
Independent Member of Parliament for Norton, Honourable Temba Mliswa on 11 February 2021 threatened to move a motion in parliament for the enactment of a harsh media law that imposes…
A BEITBRIDGE couple has been released from prison after Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) members arrested and charged the duo with publishing or communicating falsehoods by sharing a message on a…
By the end of the day, 100 Bulawayo residents from different suburbs had actively participated in Week 1 of the #MondayWaterAction online nonviolent protest for the right to water from the Covid-19…
This is a tribute to Shilla Chisirimunhu was arrested for peacefully protesting for a decent wage at the Masvingo district education office. Zimbabwe’s constitution protects Unions and their members and…
On 21 January 2021, detained journalist Hopewell Chin’ono appeared before Justice Daviso Foroma at the High Court of Zimbabwe for his bail appeal. The judge reserved the ruling, with no…
Social media platforms, like Twitter and Facebook, have, over time, been celebrated for providing “free and open” spaces for the exercise of digital rights. Their role in promoting freedom of…
A Zimbabwean nurse has been acquitted after standing trial on charges of abusing Facebook to mobilise and incite some medical practitioners to stage protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government over…