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Diaspora Mugabe Supporters and the Limits of a Neocolonial Pan-Africanism

Yes, imperialists want to replace Mugabe. But it is deeply condescending to suggest that Zimbabweans don't understand their own politics.

A Zimbabwean Activist Recalls Her Ordeal in Harare’s Most Notorious Prison

A Zimbabwean activist recounts her 84-day stay in Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare.

Zimbabwe Journalists Under Siege Amid Escalating Protests

Recent weeks have seen a sharp increase of attacks against journalists in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe Police and Protesters Clash During Demonstrations in Harare

Anti-riot police used batons, tear gas and water cannon to break up peaceful protests by hundreds of demonstrators in Harare.

The Conflicting Emotions of Being a Diaspora Zimbabwean

On watching Zimbabwe's #ThisFlag protests from the diaspora

Mugabe Fights Age, Wife and More Dissenting Voices as Zimbabwe Burns

Zimbawbe’s war veterans are turning on Robert Mugabe.

A Straightforward Guide to the Zim Uprising of 2016

With so much happening in Zimbabwe right now we’ve prepared a straightforward guide to #ThisFlag and #ShutdownZimbabwe2016

Zimbabweans in Cape Town Demonstrate in Solidarity with #ThisFlag and #Tajamuka

Powerful images of #ThisFlag and #Tajamuka Zimbabwean protest solidarity in Cape Town

Zimbabwean Women Shut Down Bulawayo Over the Weekend: #BeatThePot in Photos

Powerful photos from the women-led #BeatThePot protest campaign in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Zim's #ThisFlag Protest Leader First Charged Then Freed, Wednesday

Zimbabwean Pastor, Evan Mawarire has had his charges of subverting the government dropped.

Anti-Mugabe Protest Pastor Evan Mawarire Detained Ahead of Shutdown in Zimbabwe

John Cassim reports on the arrest of #ThisFlag campaign activist Pastor Evan Mawarire Tuesday morning in Harare.

Here’s What We Know About #ZimShutDown2016

A citizen-organized “stay-away” in response to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s corrupt government and the nation’s collapsed economy has transformed the capital Harare into a ghost town.