Wednesday, January 30, 2013

WHEN DOES IT ALL STOP

Today is one of those days when the question I woke up to is:


when does it all stop?

When does it all come to an end?

22 months later Syria is still in a mess and in dire need of Aid. Children been separated from parents. Kids been orphaned daily. Medical needs, humanitarian needs, hundreds and thousands forced to flee, food and water shortages to name a few with no international action taken to remove Bashar – al Assad and all these dictators that are the cause of the problems brought about on millions.

Egypt in turmoil and the prospect of another revolution.

North Korea , Zimbabwe, Sudan and Somalia in desperate need of political leadership change and in need of democracy.

When do the world powers say right, enough is enough! Money and talk can only do so much. Action is now required!

I applaud sanctions but we need to look at the results years later and with no direct effect on the targeted people and millions displaced, another plan has to kick in.

How many innocent lives will be negatively affected today? How many more

Be a part of the solution not the problem. These evil men must pay. Let the ICC issue arrest warrants for them.


Zimbabwe heads for elections doom

For millions of Zimbabweans, we know that this years elections are nothing to look forward to as they will  likely to be mired in violence as Mugabe and Zanu-PF have blocked any democratic reforms.

The 2008 general elections were riddled with extreme violence by the security forces and supporters of Zanu-PF. Security forces and supporters killed hundreds of people and beat, tortured and displaced thousands more with many more still missing.

Zanu-PF supporters have already developed a jingle frequently played on state television and radio that loosely translates to: "In the [president's] office, Bob [Mugabe] still reigns supreme." The leadership of the police, army and the state broadcaster continue to brazenly support Zanu-PF, while sidelining the MDC. And the MDC, lacking control of the state bureaucracy, has been powerless to enact democratic
reforms.


South Africa court 'halts Zimbabwe helicopter donation'

A court in South Africa has temporarily halted a delivery of helicopters to the Zimbabwean military, human rights group AfriForum says.

The group made the urgent request when it heard about the donation of South Africa's retired Alouette fleet.
It said it would be irresponsible to give equipment to a force that was not neutral ahead of this year's elections.
Elections in Zimbabwe in 2008 were marred by violence and allegations of vote-rigging.



Thursday, January 17, 2013

Mugabe claims the USA and Britain are plotting to kill him

Robert Mugabe has accused Western countries of plotting to assassinate him to gain access to Zimbabwe’s wealth.Mugabe told a meeting of Zimbabwean students in Beijing during his annual vacation that Western countries planned to kill him.Zimbabwean leaders usually use the term “West” to refer to Britain and the
United States in particular.Mugabe claims the plot involves hostile non-governmental organisations
bankrolled by the West and was aimed at driving him out of power and imposing a “puppet government”, a phrase he regularly uses to refer to Morgan Tsvangirai.

Abducted MDC-T youth still missing

A youth supporter of the MDC-T, who was allegedly abducted by a known agent from the CIO last Thursday, is said to be still missing almost a week later.According to the MDC-T, William Sibanda of Nyamandlovu in Matabeleland North, was abducted at gun-point lastThursday morning by a CIO agent named Chibango. A statement from the party said Chibango operates from Lupane Police Station, but they have not been able to locate him or Sibanda at the station.The MDC-T said no help has been forthcoming from the police officers.“The continued abductions and harassment of MDC members are a well calculated move by ZANU PF to intimidate people ahead of this year’s elections.

Activist detained in ongoing crackdown on dissent

Many human rights workers and NGO staff have been harassed, intimidated and arbitrarily detained by police as part of the ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression in the country ahead of the elections.
Police raided their offices in Harare in November 2012. They were unlawfully detained and illegally
transferred from Harare and Bulawayo.They were released after four days in custody and charged with "causing malicious damage to property". The charges against Fidelis Mudimu were later dropped for lack of evidence as he was out of the country at the time the crimes were allegedly committed.





Wednesday, January 9, 2013

When is too much too much?

When will a war crimes warrant be issued for Bashar al-Assad?
When will the the people of Syria be in a position to rebuild?
When will the blood shed stop?

Why is it taking the international community so long??

Please take action. Stop Bashar al Assad. Stop Robert Mugabe. Stop these dictators and let the people of Syria and Zimbabwe be free and free indeed.

Send a strong message and save lives.