Full Coverage: Zimbabwe

25.08.2005 Surveys by ActionAid International of residents in Harare, Zimbabwe, affected by the government’s so-called ‘Operation Restore Order' reveal that the devastating effects of the demolition are much higher than previously estimated.

24.08.2005 United Nations special envoy Anna TibaijukaÂ’s report on Zimbabwe's Operation Murambatsvina has continued to attract heavy media attention. But while the private media in the country have carried fairly investigative and balanced reports on the topic, the government-controlled mediaÂ’s coverage is rigid, characterised by shrill defence of governmentÂ’s implementation of Murambatsvina while simultaneously parading the clampdownÂ’s mop-up successor, Operation Garikai, as a worthy programme.

24.08.2005 Ninety percent of Zimbabwean children affected by the government's home demolition campaign remain in school, said UNICEF Tuesday, and called on international assistance to support parentsÂ’ efforts to keep their children enrolled in school in the face of harsh economic realities.

22.08.2005 As the British government urges the International Cricket Council to suspend Zimbabwe because of widespread human rights abuses, Amnesty has released smuggled secret film that illustrates the plight of the victims of the government's "Operation Drive out the Rubbish".

18.08.2005 While the government purports to have acted within the confines of the law, a close examination of the relevant legislation and international human rights provisions establishes a case of noncompliance at both municipal and international levels. Fundamental principles of administrative justice such the right to be heard and to appeal were not respected. The situation is further compromised by a judiciary that is perceived as lacking in impartiality. Basic rights such as the right to life, housing, education, decent and humane treatment were disregarded in contravention of the many international human rights treaties to which the Zimbabwean government is signatory.

18.08.2005 Four Zimbabweans share their stories about the state of life in their country-- conditions at displacement camps, the fear of opening one's door to bulldozers or robbers posing as police, and the tenacity of groups like Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) which continue to protest Robert Mugabe's repressive politics.

17.08.2005 Two months ago the Mugabe government began systematically bulldozing, torching, and destroying the poorest parts of Zimbabwe's urban areas, leaving more than 700,000 people homeless. A bipartisan resolution has been introduced in the U.S. Congress. To help stem the violence, says Citizens for Global Solutions, you can write your representative.

16.08.2005 An inflationary environment and political pressure is making Zimbabwean newspapers financially vulnerable, according to media sources.

15.08.2005 ZimbabweÂ’s current political and economic turmoil will be high on the agenda when the Southern African Development Community Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (SADC-CNGO) meet from 13 -16 August in Gaborone, Botswana, prior to SADCÂ’s 25th Summit on 17 August.

14.08.2005 The demolition of homes in Zimbabwe has galvanized into action NGOs who have not challenged Robert Mugabe's administration's past repressive moves against citizens--like farm seizures and election irregularities--say local activists.

09.08.2005 Zimbabwe's President Mugabe has a week to decide to agree to carry out political, economic, and social reforms in his country or lose a $500 million loan package from South Africa, which would help his country stave off IMF expulsion, increased international isolation, and further economic decline.

03.08.2005 For the first time in years, Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has no criminal chares hanging over his head since treason charges were dropped Tuesday. His party charged Mugabe's ZANU-PF of trying to divert attention from a damning UN report published Monday calling for political dialog and reform.

03.08.2005 Despite the long list of alleged human rights abuses charged against the Zimbabwean leader the prospect of him ever standing trial are bleak, most legal experts say.

01.08.2005 While a recent U.N. report brought international attention to Zimbabwe's "Operation Murambatsvina," it falls short of expectations. Failing to implicate President Robert Mugabe's involvement, the report also says those responsible should be tried in Zimbabwe--a suggestion that strikes Zimbabwean journalist Wilf Mbanga as absurd.