Prosper Tiringindi and Ephraim Mutombeni Released
On 30 August, human rights defenders Ephraim Mutombeni and Prosper Tiringindi were released. They were arrested a day earlier in Masvingo, at the launch of a new movement called #Tasvinura that is part of ongoing nationwide protests for good governance and accountability in Zimbabwe.
Prosper Tiringindi is Coordinator of Masvingo Residents Trust (MRT), a human rights organisation which campaigns for transparency and public accountability in the delivery of social services in the Masvingo province of south-eastern Zimbabwe. The group advocates for the improvement of the socio-economic rights of communities in the province by supporting projects to reduce poverty and support sustainable development, and organising peaceful demonstrations demanding good governance from the Masvingo authorities.
On 30 August, human rights defenders Ephraim Mutombeni and Prosper Tiringindi were released. They were arrested a day earlier in Masvingo, at the launch of a new movement called #Tasvinura that is part of ongoing nationwide protests for good governance and accountability in Zimbabwe. The local website Voice of the People reports that one of the pressure group organisers, Anoziva Muguti, said: "There was no violence at all yet the police said they arrested them for participating in violent actions. Arresting activists is just a way of trying to instil fear on demonstrating pressure groups. It is however too late for such actions as people are now determined to see justice after decades of misgovernance and plundering of public resources by the politically connected few.”
