Comment on this Alert |  eMail this Alert |  Printer-Friendly Version 

Zimbabwe: Student leaders released from custody

Leaders of the Students Representative Council (SRC) who were arrested by police at the Great Zimbabwe University last week have all been released from detention, according to AllAfrica.com.   BACKGROUND INFORMATION:   On 10 September 2007 SRC President Whitlaw Mugwiji, Treasurer Ogylive Makova and Mukudzei Shoko were arrested during an orientation programme on campus that was disrupted by violent youths, thought to be from a state sponsored rival students union.

Zimbabwe: Masvingo Student Leaders Released As Prosecutors Shoot Down Charges
Zimbabwe: Student leaders attacked and detained during university orientation week
Zimbabwe: Student Leaders Arrested
Zimbabwe: 15 Students Arrested During Noisy Protest
Zimbabwe: Students Arrested During Protest
Zimbabwe Student Leaders Arrested During a Protest March
Zimbabwe: 8 Student Leaders Arrested
Zimbabwe: Students Arrested and Expelled
Zimbabwe: Student Leaders Arrested During Protests Against Increase in Fees
Global Report on Child Soldiers: Western Governments Broke Commitments
NEAR is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Alert Update-Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe
Date: 17 Sep 2007
Source: AllAfrica.com
Classification: Media Article
Violation: Release from Detention
Affected Persons: Whitlaw Mugwiji, Ogylive Makova, Mukudzei Shoko and others
 eMail this Alert to a Friend
 Comment on this Alert
 Printer-Friendly Version
NEAR Mailinglist
Your email:
More students were arrested after trying to take food to their colleagues at Masvingo Police station.

The police had insisted that the students engaged in public violence however members under rival union the Zimbabwe Congress of Student Unions (ZICOSU) are thought to have been behind the disruption of the orientation programme, according to SW Radio Africa.

An uneasy atmosphere remains at the university campus with the SRC threatening more protests over the harassment and the deteriorating learning environment, SW Radio Africa has said.

 

URGENT
NEAR cannot continue without your support.

NEAR depends on the generosity of people like you. To make a contribution, please:

  • Make a GIFT by sending us a cheque payable to NEAR and sending it to our address
  • Or give a donation by visiting www.paypal.com, please make your payments payable to:

NEAR
London South Bank University
Technopark
90 London Road
SE1 9LN, London, UK

Email address: jonathan.travis@nearinternational.org

 

 

 

-END-

 Comment on this Alert |  eMail this Alert |  Printer-Friendly Version