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REPORTED INCIDENTS ON HIGHER EDUCATION

INCIDENT TYPES

Killings, Violence, Disappearances
4
Prosecution
1
Travel Restrictions
1
Imprisonment
2
179
Loss of Position
1
Other
1

TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION INVOLVED

Racial
4
Nationality
1
Religious
1
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Gender
2
None
1
Other
1

POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT TYPES

law-scale
Policy and Legislation
0
Jurisprudence
0
University initiatives
0
Other
0
Showing 1 to 6 of 27 incidents

RESULT OF REPORTS FOUND:

DATE OF INCIDENT:

June 18, 2025

REGION & COUNTRY:

Botswana

INSTITUTION:

University of Botswana

A suspect in the murder of a University of Botswana student was scheduled for arraignment on 18 June 2025. The details surrounding the incident remain...

ATTACK TYPES:

Killings/ Violence/ Disappearances

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DATE OF INCIDENT:

June 2, 2025

REGION & COUNTRY:

INSTITUTION:

University of Zimbabwe

Throughout June 2025, lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe continued a prolonged strike over low wages and poor working conditions, with the action reaching 56...

ATTACK TYPES:

Poor University Governance, Poor Working conditions

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DATE OF INCIDENT:

June 17, 2025

REGION & COUNTRY:

INSTITUTION:

Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ)

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...

ATTACK TYPES:

Imprisonment, Poor Working conditions

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DATE OF INCIDENT:

June 16, 2025

REGION & COUNTRY:

South Africa

INSTITUTION:

North-West University

On June 16, 2025, police fired rubber bullets at a peaceful protest near North-West University’s Potchefstroom campus, injuring 67 people. The protest, organized by the...

ATTACK TYPES:

Killings/ Violence/ Disappearances

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DATE OF INCIDENT:

June 9, 2025

REGION & COUNTRY:

South Africa

INSTITUTION:

Walter Sisulu University (WSU)

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...

ATTACK TYPES:

Imprisonment, Killings/ Violence/ Disappearances, Prosecution, Student Abuse

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DATE OF INCIDENT:

May 12, 2025

REGION & COUNTRY:

INSTITUTION:

University of Zimbabwe

On May 12, 2025, 6 students from the University of Zimbabwe (UZ)—Narshon Kohlo (UZ ZINASU chairperson), Tafadzwe Katsande, Blessing Mtisi, Tawananyashe Hove, Nodesha Maingehama, and...

ATTACK TYPES:

Poor University Governance, Poor Working conditions, Student Abuse

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