Itai Dzamara,
journalist, pro-democracy activist and leader of the protest group
Occupy Africa Unity Square, was abducted at a barber shop on the morning
of 9 March in Harare’s Glen View suburb. He was abducted by five men
driving a white truck with concealed registration number plates. The men
accused him of stealing cattle before handcuffing him and taking him
away. Attempts by members of his family and human rights lawyers to
establish his whereabouts have been unfruitful.
On
Saturday 7 March, before his abduction, Dzamara had attended and
addressed a rally by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change
(MDC-T) held at the Zimbabwe Grounds in Harare where he called for mass
action to address the deteriorating economic conditions in Zimbabwe.
Itai Dzamara, as the leader of the Occupy Africa Unity Square protest
group, had previously submitted a petition to the President of Zimbabwe,
Robert Mugabe, calling on him to resign and pave way for fresh
elections. He has previously been arbitrarily arrested and severely
beaten by both state security agents and members of the ruling ZANU-PF
party for his activism.
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Update:
- "Itai Dzamara reportedly at Harare Central Police station," Hehanda Radio, March 11, 2015
- "Protests rock Harare over Itai Dzamara abduction," Hehanda Radio, March 11, 2015
