MEDIA BRIEFING ON THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN ZIMBABWE State of Affairs The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition is deeply concerned over the government of Zimbabwe’s response to the crisis bedevilling the country and we note with huge concern that the Zimbabwean government has declared war on its citizens. Following countrywide protests against the increasing cost of living the government of Zimbabwe immediately deployed the army and the police whose heavy handedness left at least 12 c

Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition National Chairperson Rashid Mahiya’s mother, Mrs Hilda Mahiya was reportedly abducted by soldiers this afternoon at her residence in Unit K, Chitungwiza. The soldiers claimed they were looking for son Rashid. As of now we do not have information on her whereabouts, and we are worried about her life. We condemn this cowardly and barbaric act by the military which has mutated into a murderous army. In the same vein, we demand her unconditional relea

Attention: President of the European Commission Via European Union Embassy His Excellency Mr Jean-Claude Juncker C/O His Excellency Mr Timo Olkkonen Head of Delegation European Union Harare Zimbabwe CC: Embassy of Switzerland 17 January 2019 Your Excellency RE: CESSATION OF VIOLATIONS AS PRESIDENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA’S ENTRY INTO THE EU FOR WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM We, Civil Society Organisations in Zimbabwe, under the banner of Crisis Coalition write to request that you demand th

Attention: The African Union Chairperson, H.E Paul Kagame CC: All AU Heads of State and Government 16 January 2019 REF: URGENT INTERVENTION ON THE FAST DETERIORATING HUMANITARIAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE Preamble We, as Civil Society Organisations from Zimbabwe under the banner of Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) are encouraged by the AU High Level Consultation meeting of Heads of States and Governments on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR