Zimbabwe Watch - Press statements
8 October 2003
Top of Zimbabwean trade union arrested
The top of the Zimbabwean trade union ZCTU was arrested in the city centre of Harare this morning. Among them are the ZCTU's president and secretary-general. (more in dutch)
24 September 2003
Open letter on sanction policy on Zimbabwe to European parliament
The closure of the Daily News in Zimbabwe allege the European parliament to take a hard stand on the sanctionpolicy it has on Zimbabwe during the upcoming joint parliamentary EU-ACP meeting.
15 September 2003
Zimbabwe: Daily News banned
The Zimbabwean newspaper Daily News was banned on 12 and on 20 permanently September. It was the only independent daily in Zimbabwe.
4 June 2003
Interview with Morgan Tsvangirai, MDC president
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Morgan Tsvangirai |
On the day before his arrest ZimWatch interviewed Morgan Tsvangirai. The MDC president reflected on the way forward, in the run-up to MDC mass action to put pressure on Robert Mugabe and the ruling elite, to break the deadlock caused by the intransigence of the ZANU leadership.
24 May 2003
Dutch TV documentary: Bowling Mugabe out
Short documentary on the controversial participation of the Dutch cricketteam in the World Championship Cricket, held in Zimbabwe (February 2003)
19 March 2003
Zimbabwe Watch calls upon UN to condemn humanrights violations Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Watch calls on the members of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to condemn the human rights violations in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Watch is concerned that the Commission will not take a clear position, since last year the Commission voted not even to discuss a resolution that had been drafted on Zimbabwe.
4 March 2003
Summary of cricket arrests at Queens Club Sports Ground in Bulawayo
The following were arrested in the late afternoon at Queens during the second half of the match against Netherlands.
Total known to be detained: 42...
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26 February 2003
Zimbabwe Watch will hold Dutch Cricket Union responsible for violence at cricket match in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Watch will hold the Royal Dutch Cricket Union (KNCB) morally responsible for the violence the Mugabe regime may unleash on demonstrations against the cricket match Netherlands–Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Friday, February 28.
More in Dutch...
10 February 2003
EU sanctions policy on Zimbabwe
The EU decides on the extension of sanctions on Zimbabwe (in Dutch)
30 January 2003
Cricket boycott in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Watch protests against participation of the Dutch cricket-team at the World Cricket Cup in Zimbabwe. A majority of the Dutch political parties agree. The Dutch Cricket Federation still plans to go.