Four members of the Women Of Zimbabwe Arise were arrested and spent five days in police custody after participating in an anti ZESA blackouts protest at ZESA offices in Gweru.
Civil society groups now feel threatened to participate in peaceful demonstrations thus social services delivery remains.
The WOZA group and civil society in general.
Source byThe Zimbabwe Stuation, 21 April 2010.
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