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Zimbabwe: Protesting presents many challenges, especially for women
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CATEGORY: Zimbabwe
#IndexAwards2017: Evan Mawarire’s #ThisFlag protest brings hope to a nation
Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire, who was arrested upon his return after six months in exile, has risked his freedom to protest the lack of democracy in his country
#ThisFlag: Evan Mawarire tells Zimbabweans to “never ever be silent”
Statement from Evan Mawarire who has been arrested in Zimbabwe
Zambezi News: Satire leaves “a lot of ruffled feathers in its wake”
One of the great difficulties with satire is that often those who actually get it are those who are already on board with the message.
8-9 July: The power of hip hop
A conference followed by a day of performance to consider hip hop’s role in revolutionary social, political and economic movements across the world.
#IndexAwards2016: Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo campaigns against political corruption
Born in 1987, the same year Mugabe became president, Moyo was political from a young age
27 Aug: The Revolution Will Be Televised & Zambezi News
The Bafta-winning duo Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein, of BBC Three’s comedy series The Revolution Will Be Televised are joining their award-winning Zimbabwean counterparts Zambezi News for a very special one-off show at The Comedy Café Theatre, London.
The power of satirical comedy in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean artist and satirist Samm Farai Monro aka Comrade Fatso outlines the growing satire scene in Zimbabwe and the dangers he and fellow comedians face from government crackdowns.
The rise of Zimbabwean satire: how comedy is challenging power
Comedian Samm Farai Monro, aka Comrade Fatso, looks at how Zimbabwe has turned to comedy to push boundaries and break taboos
South African band that wrote song about Mugabe denied entry to Zimbabwe
Freshlyground were turned away at Harare International Airport just hours before they were set to play at the closing night of a festival in the capital, Firdose Moonda reports