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Demonstration for democracy, rights and freedom for Zimbabwe

posted by megan | 21.06.2008 11:36

organised by ACTSA and the TUC

Monday 23 June 2008

12:30-14:00

Outside the Zimbabwe Embassy
429 Strand, London, WC2R OJR
Nearest tube Charing Cross

 http://www.actsa.org/page-1312-Demonstration%20for%20democracy,%20rights%20and%20freedom%20for%20Zimbabwe.html


On 23 June Lovemore Matombo, President of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and Wellington Chibebe, General Secretary of ZCTU are due in court to face charges of spreading falsehoods prejudicial to the state.

As part of their bail conditions they are not allowed to address political or public gatherings. These charges and bail conditions are clear breaches of free speech and freedom to associate.

We urge people to protest at attempts to silence trade union leaders and the state sponsored violence and intimidation which has intensified since the first round of elections in March.

We are calling for:
• trade unionists to be free to organise and speak without being arrested and tortured
• an end to violence and intimidation
• real democracy for Zimbabwe.
• justice and rights for Zimbabwe and Zimbabweans

If you can’t be there please download and pass around friends and colleagues our flyer promoting the demonstration.

You can also support Lovemore and Wellington by faxing ACTSA's appeal letter to the Minister of Justice in Zimbabwe. Read more about how you can get involved.

posted by megan

Comments

Display the following 28 comments

  1. NEWSFLASH: Zimbabwe hsa democracy, rights and freedoms — brian
  2. ZanuPF execute their will like the Nazis, Brian — Mark
  3. Zimbabwe violence — Simon
  4. ZanuPF State Propaganda in overdrive — Mark
  5. Mark FYI — brian
  6. I dont know why — watcher
  7. Wake-Up Brian — Mark
  8. Brian, you are a hopeless moronic, apologist for barbarity and repression — Mark
  9. Blind watcher — brian
  10. Mark, care to learn a little more about the horse you and UK/US are backing? — brian
  11. Its quite true, UK US AUS fund the MDC — brian
  12. Brian, care to learn anything at-all? — Mark
  13. The MDC can only be an improvement after ZanuPF misrule — Mark
  14. aww Brian — the watcher
  15. and further — the watcher
  16. SADC and Zimbabwe — Simon
  17. Nice try — the watcher
  18. simon and brian — the watcher
  19. FYI Mark — brian
  20. more reasons — the watcher
  21. Zimbabwe at Crossroads - grim-reaper at warpath on both sides — Mark
  22. OK, I give up — Simon
  23. no me Simon — Mark
  24. Counter gangs — Simon
  25. No police repression at MDC rally: BUT MDC-T youths attack MDC-M — brian
  26. neoliberal MDC & the ZanuPF capitalist mafia are both terrible for Zimbabwe — Mark
  27. Mugabe the friend of capital, not socialism — Mark
  28. already seen? — cico