Zimbabwe police arrest two gay rights activists

Dan82 · May 25, 2010

http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-05-25-zim-police-arrest-two-gay-rights-activists

Zimbabwe police have arrested two members of a gay organisation after they posted a letter in their office from former San Francisco Mayor Willie Lewis Brown criticising the Zimbabwean president's opposition to homosexuality, their lawyer said on Monday.

Ellen Chadehama, 34, and Ingatius Mhambi, 38, are employees of the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) organisation. They were arrested on allegations under Zimbabwe's censorship laws on Friday.

Attorney David Hofisi said the two will remain in jail until Wednesday -- Tuesday is a public holiday in Zimbabwe -- after police seized the letter from the organisation's suburban offices.

Police said the letter, mounted on an office wall, "undermined the authority of the president," an offence under sweeping security laws carrying a penalty of a fine or brief imprisonment.

Police raided the offices of the gay and HIV/Aids awareness group on Friday, removing documents and files...
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TheEdend · May 25, 2010

That's ridiculous. I do feel a lot of respect for the people that have soo much courage to speak up and helping others out.

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