Zimbabwe Watch - Press statements
29 July 2002
Zimbabwe Watch worried about starvation opposition
Zimbabwe Watch is worried about the starvation of the opposition. More and more sources reveal that government party ZANU-Pf of president Mugabe only distributes food to people who can show a ZANU-Pf membership card. In areas where the opposition is strong, the government does not distribute any food at all. (in Dutch)
14 March 2002
Zimbabwe Watch Statement on Presidential Elections
Zimbabwe Watch is of the opinion that the election process which encompasses the pre-election, polling days and post election was seriously flawed and cannot be said to be "free and fair".
13 March 2002
Zimbabwaanse verkiezingen: hoe nu verder?
"De internationale gemeenschap moet de oppositiepartij Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) steunen, en ook de druk op zuidelijk Afrikaanse regeringen verhogen."
18 February 2002
Head office Zimbabwean opposition besieged
Five to six thousand waeponed young people have besieged the head office of the Zimbabwean opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). (More in Dutch...)
14 February 2002
EU should not make a fool of itself
President Mugabe does not want to admit election monitors from the Netherlands, Great-Britain, Germany, Sweden or Finland to watch the Zimbawean presidential elections. The European Union makes a fool of itself if it would agree on this, say Peter Hermes en Wiep Bassie. (More in Dutch...)
8 February 2002
EU shouldn't be ordered about by Mugabe
Zimbabwe Watch co-ordinator Wiep Bassie: “That Mugabe is not keeping his promises is not a big surprise.
23 January 2002
Letter of concern about Zimbabwe, for EU-ministers
24 September 1999
Delegation from Zimbabwe to visit Europe
The Netherlands Institute for Southern Africa has invited a high level delegation from civil society in Zimbabwe to visit several European government cities and institutions of the European Union.