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Zimbabwe: Treason for Watching Mideast Uprising Video

Forty-five activists of Zimbabwe’s International Socialist Organization have been charged with treason for discussing political events in Egypt and other Arab countries. “Zimbabwean prosecutors say socialist Munyaradzi Gwisai and 44 members of his organization watched videos of events in the Mideast and conspired to overthrow President Robert Mugabe and the government,” reports VOA.

With the wave of “people power” revolutions sweeping across North Africa and the Arab nations, you would think that out of all the autocratic rulers, Robert Mugabe would be the first to reflect and rethink his governing style.  But what do you get?  A typical mind-set of a dictator,thinking that trumpeting up false charges to strike fear among citizens would prevent a process similar to what’s happening in the Mideast from taking root in Zimbabwe!

 

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Ndumba J. Kamwanyah

Ndumba Jonnah Kamwanyah, a native of Namibia in Southern Africa, is an independent consultant providing trusted advice and capacity building through training, research, and social impact analysis to customers around the world. Mos recently Ndumba returned from a consulting assignment in Liberia in support of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
In his recent previous life Ndumba taught (as an Adjunct Professor) traditional justice and indigenous African political institutions in sub-Saharan Africa at the Rhode Island College-Anthropology Department.

He is very passionate about democracy development and peace-building, and considers himself as a street researcher interested in the politics of everyday life.
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