Human rights activists arrested in Zimbabwe must be freed

Headline Title: Human rights activists arrested in Zimbabwe must be freed 09 December 2011 Amnesty International said it considers three Zimbabwean human rights activists arrested this week to be “prisoners of conscience” and called for their immediate and unconditional release. The three, from the Media Monitoring Project Zimbabwe, which promotes freedom of expression and responsible journalism, were arrested on Monday in Gwanda, Matabeleland South Province and were awaiting a judgement on their bail application, which is due on Friday. They are being held at Gwanda Remand Prison.…

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