Zimbabwe Vigil Diary 2nd August 2025

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Thanks
to
those
who
came
today:
Jonathan
Kariwo,
Chantelle
Manyande,
Philip
Maponga,
Mellisa
Marewangepo,
Ziwanai
Mbanje,
Kelvin
Mhlanga
and
Ephraim
Tapa.
Photos:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/albums/72177720328123491/.

Zimbabweans
are
being
kicked
out
of
South
African
hospitals
because
they
are
foreign.
Vigil
activists
were
appalled
by
the
heart-rending
image
of
a
Zimbabwean
father
who
got
turned
out
of
a
hospital
and
died
by
the
hospital
gate
with
his
daughter
helplessly
tending
his
lifeless
body.
We
call
upon
the
Zimbabwe
authorities
to
do
more
to
ensure
health
care
is
accessible
to
all
its
citizens
so
they
don’t
have
to
go
to
foreign
countries
for
medical
treatment.
The
proceeds
of
mining
and
agricultural
deals
could
be
used
to
address
this.

For
Vigil
pictures
check: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbabwevigil/.
Please
note:
Vigil
photos
can
only
be
downloaded
from
our
Flickr
website.

 

Events
and
Notices:  

• 
  Next
  Vigil
  meeting
  outside
  the
  Zimbabwe
  Embassy. Saturday
  16^th August
  from
  2
  –
  5
  pm.
  We
  meet
  on
  the
  first
  and
  third
  Saturdays
  of
  every
  month.
  On
  other
  Saturdays
  the
  virtual
  Vigil
  will
  run.
• 
  The
  Restoration
  of
  Human
  Rights
  in
  Zimbabwe
  (ROHR) is
  the
  Vigil’s
  partner
  organisation
  based
  in
  Zimbabwe.
  ROHR
  grew
  out
  of
  the
  need
  for
  the
  Vigil
  to
  have
  an
  organisation
  on
  the
  ground
  in
  Zimbabwe
  which
  reflected
  the
  Vigil’s
  mission
  statement
  in
  a
  practical
  way.
  ROHR
  in
  the
  UK
  actively
  fundraises
  through
  membership
  subscriptions,
  events,
  sales
  etc
  to
  support
  the
  activities
  of
  ROHR
  in
  Zimbabwe.
• 
  The
  Vigil’s
  book
  ‘Zimbabwe
  Emergency’ is
  based
  on
  our
  weekly
  diaries.
  It
  records
  how
  events
  in
  Zimbabwe
  have
  unfolded
  as
  seen
  by
  the
  diaspora
  in
  the
  UK.
  It
  chronicles
  the
  economic
  disintegration,
  violence,
  growing
  oppression
  and
  political
  manoeuvring
  –
  and
  the
  tragic
  human
  cost
  involved. It
  is
  available
  at
  the
  Vigil.
  All
  proceeds
  go
  to
  the
  Vigil
  and
  our
  sister
  organisation
  the
  Restoration
  of
  Human
  Rights
  in
  Zimbabwe’s
  work
  in
  Zimbabwe.
  The
  book
  is
  also
  available
  from
  Amazon.
• 
  
  Facebook
  pages:
• 
   Vigil : https ://www.facebook.com/zimbabwevigil 
• ROHR: https://www.facebook.com/Restoration-of-Human-Rights-ROHR-Zimbabwe-International-370825706588551/
• ZAF: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Zimbabwe-Action-Forum-ZAF/490257051027515

The
Vigil,
outside
the
Zimbabwe
Embassy,
429
Strand,
London
meets
regularly
on
Saturdays
from
14.00
to
17.00
to
protest
against
gross
violations
of
human
rights
in
Zimbabwe.
The
Vigil
which started
in
October
2002
will
continue
until
internationally-monitored,
free
and
fair
elections
are
held
in
Zimbabwe.