ARTUZ Condemns Arrest of 9 Teachers in Mutare During Peaceful Protest
On June 17, 2025, 9 members of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) were arrested in Mutare during a peaceful protest calling for improved salaries and working conditions. Among those detained was a nursing mother. ARTUZ condemned the arrests as unconstitutional, citing Zimbabwe’s legal protections. Comment(s)/Recommendation(s) The arrests of teachers for peaceful advocacy […]
Student Murder Sparks Protests and Arrests at Walter Sisulu University
Between June 9 and 10, 2025, 5 Walter Sisulu University students were arrested during protests on the Nelson Mandela Drive campus. The demonstrations were triggered by the release on bail of a lecturer accused of murdering a student during an earlier protest. Students marched to demand accountability regarding student housing and campus safety. The detained […]
Imprisonment of Dr. Stella Nyanzi
Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a medical anthropologist, feminist scholar, and researcher at the Makerere University Institute of Social Research, was arrested after publishing a poem on Facebook critical of President Yoweri Museveni and his mother. The poem used explicit sexual metaphors and vulgar language, which is characteristic of “radical rudeness,” a traditional Ugandan form of protest […]