Solidarity with Zimbabwe

The Friends of Zimbabwe are calling for the reconstitution of human rights and democracy

That is why the Zimbabwe Netzwerk (e.V.) used the upcoming independence day for a national day of action in Berlin, Germany. The slogan was save Zimbabwe. A huge balloon depicting a cartoon of the dictator was carried from Berlin Brandenburg Gate to Potsdamer Square in the city centre of the German capital. People participating are highly engaged people who had been working as teachers, as medical doctors and development workers in this Southern African country. They had actively supported the development of the post colonial state in the 1980s. They were calling for an immediate reintroduction of human rights and democracy in Zimbabwe and a called on Robert Mugabe personally to step down.

The Zimbabwean Catholic Bishops conference and others had called for a day of prayer on this very Saturday. Churches, the Christian Alliance and others had met in Bulawayo supported by Malawian, South African and other church leaders joining them for a prayer service.

Although the European Union with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the lead has increased sanctions in order to press for the compliance with human rights brutal attacks against members of the opposition still continue.

Herzlich bedanken wir uns bei Steffen Freiling, Berlin, der unsere Aktion begleitet hat und dem Zimbabwe Netzwerk die Fotos zur Verfügung stellt.