On 5 April, the Zimbabwean authorities dropped the charges of “malicious damage to property” against University of Zimbabwe students, Benjamin Watadza, Emmanuel Sitima, Comfort Mpofu, Lionel Madamombe, Darlington Chigwena and Gamuchirai Chaburumunda. The students were arbitrarily detained and charged in connection to a peaceful protest held in Harare city on 15 May 2023.
