Protesting Zimbabwe Students Arrested – ZLHR

Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) says police have arrested four representatives of the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) after a foiled protest, over new tuition fees at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare.

ZLHR says the four were arrested as they addressed students over a decision by authorities at the institution to bar students who have not paid their tuition fees from attending lectures or using the library.

"Now the disturbing and unfortunate trend of clamping down on students' freedom of assembly, association and expression has been resurrected in defiance of both the executive order and the constitution of Zimbabwe," says ZLHR.

The University of Zimbabwe reopened on 3 August after closing in February 2009, but the majority of its students were not allowed into lecture rooms after failing to pay a deposit on the US$400 in tuition fees.

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