Witch Hunt of Activists After the SADC Summit in Zimbabwe: A Growing Concern.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit, recently held in Zimbabwe, has become a focal point of controversy, not due to its diplomatic outcomes, but rather because of the aggressive crackdown on activists and organizers in its aftermath, says Thokozile Mugurasawe an activist being sort for by the police.

This has sparked widespread concern among human rights organizations and the international community about the shrinking space for civil society and the misuse of laws to stifle dissent in the country.

Following the SADC summit, which took place in August 2024, Zimbabwean authorities have intensified their efforts to silence activists who have been vocal about human rights issues and governance challenges in the country.

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