Tag Archives: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s new police powers provoke fear of more blackmail

Posted on October 7, 2013 by

The Zimbabwean government has authorised security agencies to have wide-ranging access to personal information about everyone in the country who has a telephone or Internet access, effective Oct. 1. Human rights defenders and legal experts say the new regulations violate … Continue reading →

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Tino’s story: AIDS and the perils of a double life in Zimbabwe

Posted on September 16, 2013 by

From Zimbabwe, a special correspondent to the Erasing 76 Crimes blog contributes this story about Tino, a man who plans to get married to his fiance but also has sex with men. In one study of three southern African nations, … Continue reading →

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In Zimbabwe, Mugabe resumes his gay-bashing

Posted on August 23, 2013 by

MUGABE’S LATEST ANTI-GAY TIRADE As has become the norm, as soon as Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was inaugurated for his seventh term in office, he resumed making scathing remarks against homosexuality. During his inauguration ceremony on Aug. 22, attended by … Continue reading →

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19 in prison for being gay, 18 more awaiting trial

Posted on August 16, 2013 by

(This is the latest update of a page that is often revised — again and again — as new information is received.) Worldwide, at least 19 people are currently in prison for violating laws that punish those who are born … Continue reading →

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Confronting a fearful future, some gay Zimbabweans flee

Posted on August 15, 2013 by

By the special correspondent of Erasing 76 Crimes in Zimbabwe Names have been altered to protect the identity of endangered individuals. His phone rings. Bright, a young gay man in Zimbabwe, answers it with a smile that is quickly wiped … Continue reading →

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Talk of changing Zimbabwe constitution incites LGBT fears

Posted on August 12, 2013 by

The Zimbabwean LGBT community has been plunged into fearful uncertainty by news that President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party intends to make changes to the new Zimbabwean constitution. In March, the new constitution won overwhelming support in a referendum. It … Continue reading →

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Amid protests for Russian gays, remember Africa too

Posted on August 1, 2013 by

Commentary from Advocate.com: Op-ed: Russian Gays Aren’t the Only LGBTs Suffering While many of us turn our heads toward Russia, we also turn our backs to the plight of LGBTs in Zimbabwe, Cameroon, and Nigeria. Have you seen those pictures … Continue reading →

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LGBT people in spotlight as Zimbabwe election nears

Posted on July 22, 2013 by

As Zimbabwe prepares for watershed elections on July 31, homosexuality has once again taken centre stage. While the President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party has taken a stance against homosexuality, vociferously describing it as an evil, the MDC party of … Continue reading →

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LGBT news roundup: Uganda, Russia, Zimbabwe, more

Posted on July 11, 2013 by

AFRICA IN GENERAL ‘Homophobia’ in Africa condemned (Amnesty International via BBC) AFRICA AND EUROPE Persecuted homosexuals can be granted refuge. Gays and lesbians from nations that have criminalized their sexual orientation can be granted refuge in the European Union, but … Continue reading →

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Zimbabwe nightmare: ‘In limbo for my type of love’

Posted on July 8, 2013 by

Erasing 76 Crime blog’s special correspondent in Zimbabwe checks in with Lionel Girezha, who since October 2011 has been awaiting trial on sodomy charges. The Lionel Girezha story: ‘In limbo for my type of love’ He walks with a sturdy … Continue reading →

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