https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/53984686632/sizes/m/
Thanks
to
those
who
came
today:
Shepherd
Gandanga,
Simbarashe
Jingo,
Henry
Makambe,
Chido
Makawa,
Philip
Maponga,
Mellisa
Mbavarira
and
Ephraim
Tapa.
Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/albums/72177720320164220.
As
usual,
a
lot
of
encouragement
came
from
passers-by
and
increasingly
so,
members
of
the
Zimbabwe
community
–
black
and
white. Curious
young
black
Zimbabweans
(who
were
either
born
or
raised
in
the
UK)
would
also
stop
by
to
enquire
about
the
protest
and
the
Zimbabwe
human
rights
situation
in
general.
They
were
dismayed
that
Zimbabwe
under
Mnangagwa
was
now
a
military
state
where
the
rule
of
the
gun
is
the
order
of
the
day.
Out
of
patriotism, they
would
vow
to
come
and
join
in.
Meanwhile,
the
situation
on
the
ground
in
Zimbabwe
continues
to
worsen
particularly
for
the
vending
community. Towards
the
run-up
to
the
SADC
summit,
the
regime
adopted
a
cat
and
mouse
approach
to
rid
the
capital
of
street
vendors. To
that
end,
Harare
Municipality
Police
and
the
ZRP
would
gang
up
against
the
street
vendor
in
the
morning,
afternoon,
and
evening. They
would
ambush
the
unsuspecting
vendors,
dispossess
them
of
their
wares,
and
throw
them
in
their
trucks
never
to
be
seen
again.
When
vendors
presented
at
police
stations,
police
would
profess
ignorance.
One
vendor
had
this
to
say,
‘
tanzwa
nekumhanya
everyday
(we
are
tired
of
running
away
from
police
daily),
they
take
everything
to
stock
their
tuckshops’.
Another
went
further
to
say,
‘we
no
longer
know
where
to
turn
to
because
the
police
are
now
the
thieves,
their
first
shift
is
to
steal
from
us,
the
poor’. Another
added,
‘Zimbabwe
is
not
free,
we
can’t
do
anything
or
even
protest,
they
are
bloody
killers!’.It
is
absurd
that
on
the
other
end
of
the
spectrum,
filthy
rich
people
who
benefitted
from
government
deals,
are
seen
buying
3
expensive
luxury
cars
for
themself
and
their
sons,
all
in
one
go.
Cry
Zimbabwe,
whither
my
beloved
country!
For
Vigil
pictures
check: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/.
Please
note:
Vigil
photos
can
only
be
downloaded
from
our
Flickr
website.
Events
and
Notices:
-
Next
Vigil
meeting
outside
the
Zimbabwe
Embassy. Saturday
21st September
from
2
–
5
pm.
We
meet
on
the
first
and
third
Saturdays
of
every
month.
On
other
Saturdays
the
virtual
Vigil
will
run. -
The
Restoration
of
Human
Rights
in
Zimbabwe
(ROHR) is
the
Vigil’s
partner
organisation
based
in
Zimbabwe.
ROHR
grew
out
of
the
need
for
the
Vigil
to
have
an
organisation
on
the
ground
in
Zimbabwe
which
reflected
the
Vigil’s
mission
statement
in
a
practical
way.
ROHR
in
the
UK
actively
fundraises
through
membership
subscriptions,
events,
sales
etc
to
support
the
activities
of
ROHR
in
Zimbabwe. -
The
Vigil’s
book
‘Zimbabwe
Emergency’ is
based
on
our
weekly
diaries.
It
records
how
events
in
Zimbabwe
have
unfolded
as
seen
by
the
diaspora
in
the
UK.
It
chronicles
the
economic
disintegration,
violence,
growing
oppression
and
political
manoeuvring
–
and
the
tragic
human
cost
involved. It
is
available
at
the
Vigil.
All
proceeds
go
to
the
Vigil
and
our
sister
organisation
the
Restoration
of
Human
Rights
in
Zimbabwe’s
work
in
Zimbabwe.
The
book
is
also
available
from
Amazon. -
Facebook
pages:
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ZAF: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Zimbabwe-Action-Forum-ZAF/490257051027515
The
Vigil,
outside
the
Zimbabwe
Embassy,
429
Strand,
London
meets
regularly
on
Saturdays
from
14.00
to
17.00
to
protest
against
gross
violations
of
human
rights
in
Zimbabwe.
The
Vigil
which started
in
October
2002
will
continue
until
internationally-monitored,
free
and
fair
elections
are
held
in
Zimbabwe.
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