On June 6, around 20 members of Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA/MOZA) were arrested while conducting a peaceful, silent march through Bulawayo to launch their "10 Steps to a New Zimbabwe". Two groups of people began the march from different locations towards the offices of The Chronicle, a government-owned newspaper, but both were stopped and beaten by riot police along the way. Several people required medical attention. The march was organised to highlight the unfairness of current negotiations in Zimbabwe that only involve politicians who, WOZA reports, will "not be addressing issues of social justice — the 'bread and roses' Zimbabweans need". For more information, visit http://www.wozazimbabwe.org.
Zimbabwe: WOZA members arrested
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