The case of the disappeared activist in Zimbabwe
By Gift Phiri —
“While getting his hair cut at a barber shop, a Zimbabwean activist was taken by five men – and has never been seen since.”
Activist Itai Dzamara was getting his haircut at the local barbershop when five armed men seized him, shoved him into an unmarked truck and sped off. He hasn’t been seen since.
Dzamara (35) is a journalist and opposition supporter who spearheads a pro-democracy movement called “Occupy Africa Unity Square” that is demanding long-standing President Robert Mugabe to resign.
The barber – who declined to give his name fearing reprisals – told Al Jazeera that Dzamara’s captors accused him of cattle theft, handcuffed him, and drove off at high speed. His abductors were earlier spotted cruising around the neighbourhood in two vehicles, he said.
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