Solidarity Peace Trust condemns the continued harassment of civic leaders in Zimbabwe

Solidarity Peace Trust joins other civic organizations in Zimbabwe in condemning the continued arrest of Zim Rights Director, Okay Machisa. This arrest is only the latest in a continuing trend of harassment of civic leaders and activists in the country, and points to the persistent thread of authoritarian practices of the past under the GPA. […]

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Wed, January 16 2013 » Press Releases » No Comments

A call for nominations for the 2013 Barbara Chester Award

Press Release from the Hopi Foundation: We are pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2013 Barbara Chester Award to Clinicians and Healing Practitioners for their work with Survivors of Torture. The Barbara Chester Award The award includes a $10,000 USD cash prize and a silver eagle feather sculpture handcrafted by Hopi […]

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Thu, October 4 2012 » Press Releases » No Comments

The illegal seizure by excommunicated Bishop Nolbert Kunonga of the Arthur Shearly Cripps Shrine in Chivhu, Zimbabwe

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Statement by Owen Sheers In 2004 I published The Dust Diaries, an account of my journey tracing the life and legacy of my great, great uncle, the maverick missionary and activist for African rights Arthur Shearly Cripps. My journey in Cripps’ footsteps finished at his graveside in the knave of a ruined church deep in […]

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Thu, August 4 2011 » Press Releases » 1 Comment

The Solidarity Peace Trust urges humane treatment of Zimbabwean Refugees

The Solidarity Peace Trust condemns the relentless harassment of Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa at a time when Zanu PF is once again terrorising Zimbabweans in some parts of their country. We draw South Africa’s attention to the fact that Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) members and supporters are once again being abducted or arrested […]

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Mon, February 21 2011 » Diaspora, Human rights, Press Releases, Zimbabwe Update » No Comments

Zimbabwe Review

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Over the past month the Trust has placed a series of essays on various aspects of Zimbabwean politics on its website. The aim of this initiative is to open up the intellectual debates on current politics in the country, and to provide more extended discussions around key issues of central concern to the Trust, such […]

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Wed, October 13 2010 » Press Releases » No Comments