The
students,
23-year-old
Marlvin
Madanda
and
21-year-old
Lindon
Zanga,
were
reportedly
abducted
on
Monday
and
found
the
following
day,
dumped,
beaten,
and
injured.
Amnesty
International
said
the
attacks
“threaten
not
only
freedoms
of
assembly,
expression,
and
association,
but
also
students’
rights
to
education,
non-discrimination,
academic
freedom,
and
participation
in
university
life.”
The
organisation
urged
authorities
to
carry
out
thorough
investigations
and
ensure
that
students
can
express
themselves
and
organise
peacefully
without
fear
of
intimidation,
reprisals,
or
abuse.
Opposition
politician
Nelson
Chamisa
also
condemned
the
abduction
and
torture,
calling
on
the
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
(ZRP)
to
take
immediate
action. Chamisa
posted
on
X:
“Dear
@PoliceZimbabwe,
Why
should
this
terrorism
and
primitive
brutality
on
harmless
students
and
simple
innocent
citizens
be
allowed
to
continue
like
this?
“Mr
Mnangagwa,
why
should
this
not
worry
or
concern
you
??
Mugabe
was
bad.
This
is
worse.
So
barbaric.
This
is
pure
evil!!”