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Zimbabwe opposition activists arrested on accusations of lying that they were abducted make a court appearance at the magistrates courts in Harare
UNITED NATIONS officials have warned against the forced disappearance and torture of opposition activists in Zimbabwe following the rearrest of three women who claimed to have been abused after being abducted by state services.
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) MP Joana Mamombe and youth leaders Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marov were detained again on Wednesday by police who accused them of lying over claims they were kidnapped by state agents after they were taken into custody last month.
The women insist that they were abducted by state agents from the police station where they were being held after being accused of organising an anti-government protest.
Anyone who criticises those in power in Kenya risks their freedom or worse. The brutal abduction of Booker Omole marks a new escalation in a country sliding toward authoritarian rule, says MARC VANDEPITTE
