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August 12, 2012

Zimbabwe riot police arrest 44 gay activists

Forty-four members of Zimbabwe's LGBT organization - GALZ - were violently arrested yesterday by riot police squad and released without being charged this morning

Forty-four members of Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) were brutally arrested yesterday and released today (12 August) without charges.

Four Zimbabwe police officers attempted to gain entry to the GALZ office in the nation’s capital, Harrare on Saturday (11 August).

The police officers called for back up and around 15 riot squad officers descended on the office and effected arrest.

December 19, 2011

Mugabe opponents threaten to out closets in his party

Politicians call for equal gay rights in homophobic president’s country

Opponents of President Robert Mugabe’s homophobic rule in Zimbabwe are threatening to out the closet gays in his party.

This comes after opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said gays should have the same rights as other minorities in the new Zimbabwean constitution currently being framed by representatives of the three main parties.