Watch this film
I’ve been reading a news article in which the Mugabe regime asserts that the MDC is drawing attention to post election violence as a “ploy” for international intervention. Meanwhile the BBC has just published a short film about victims of state violence in Zimbabwe. I wonder whether Morgan Tsvangirai might challenge Zimbabwe’s Minister of Health and Child Welfare, Dr David Parirenyatwa to tour Harare’s hospitals to see and hear the gruesome stories of assault and brutality. Tsvangirai’s visit to supporters who have been beaten and who are recovering in hospital is long overdue. But if Ban Ki-moon comes first, then let’s at least see Someone from the MDC rallying hope in the hospital wards.
Tuesday, April 22nd 2008 at 2:45 pm
Will email ‘Dr’ Parirenyatwa and suggest it to him. The MDC are getting the people to the hospitals. Have you checked? Are they not providing support?
Tuesday, April 22nd 2008 at 3:20 pm
Hi Farai
Thanks for being in touch. As far as I can tell from emails I’ve seen which appeal for fuel, vehicles and other assistance, it’s activists, not necessarily the MDC, rallying around injured Zimbabweans. A guy I spoke with last night said that youth activists need more help from the MDC, not just beer after rallies.
I haven’t seen any communication from the MDC saying, “if you know of anyone who needs assistance for post election violence, these are our hotlines” . . .
Bev
Wednesday, April 23rd 2008 at 1:33 pm
Just seen this on VOA 22 April: Opposition offices continued to be overwhelmed by people fleeing rural
violence.
Vice President Thokozani Kuphe of the Movement for Democratic Change
formation led by Morgan Tsvangirai visited victims in Harare hospitals as
her party asked the churches to pray for peace and an end to the violence,
MDC sources said.