50 nations 50 story and 50 very personal tips on berlin's very best features of the food. book now for planet for lent our duramax series every week on d w. this is due to every news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes brutality on the streets of zimbabwe and police beat opposition supporters who peacefully protest it despite a bad will we see more scenes like this in the coming days the m.d.c. has vowed to continue the demonstrations. and comic relief for the ones who've lived through our offices in the central african republic are using theatre to make people aware of the newport deaths and set up to prosecute war crimes committed in the country we're talking to a prosecutor from the court. hello

i'm christine want to welcome to news africa it's good to have you along it's been a tense day in zimbabwe police clashed with anti-government protesters in the capital harare this morning opposition supporters took to the streets despite a police ban on the protest which was upheld by zimbabwe's high court police fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse the demonstration is around 80 people were arrested and several well beaten by police the protest was originally organized by zimbabwe's opposition movement for democratic change or m.d.c. to accuse the government off our action and mismanaging the country's struggling economy. my 1st guest today is the youth chair for the movement for democratic

change or m.d.c. all based a tony is in how to welcome to to the africa mr what was the purpose for today's protests. oh ok today we planned protest which was going to be peaceful what you're trying to advocate for is to ensure that the country called zimbabwe goes back to a sanity we're facing a lot of challenges are there people of zimbabwe there's a lot of court up here unemployment of the people of zimbabwe you're also facing high levels of human rights violations among other issues so we're saying it's high time that the people of zimbabwe we need to exercise our rights as enshrined under section 59 of this in public consumption whereby everyone has the right to demonstrate in point to this is what exactly we had planned for and fortunately we cleared the air the nature in which the government is allegedly constitutionalism because they have banned the protests that are going to because if so what is followed today it was in

a scenario whereby people would be beauty to settle for simply walking in the streets which is not in it before criminality torrie illegality ok they had on one second that like for us to listen to a representative from the ruling party speaking and then i want to get reaction to that. that representative. group is. oh there were. 2. this is you do not. we. obey is it your party's mission to have these government led by in a synagogue i'll stay. it's quite unfortunate that you have some people individuals who live in a country called zimbabwe which you clearly state really is that if one is that i could do was sit in this to find people who are going is that constitutional right it only confirms that you are under your government that is disrespectful to the

constitution and these are some of the reasons why you as to ending up with the people of zimbabwe to say you know he's enough we can to you 2 years a government that does not respect the people's will the government does not respect the provisions of the constitution it's quite unfortunate that what we have witnessed today is a product of violence into violence is it coming as i deepen my craziness which. obey my question to you was is it ill party's mission to have this government ousted and i i think i heard you confirm that it brings me to my next question there have been some voices in zimbabwe critical of the m.d.c. leadership in particular for letting people to go to the streets and we saw what happened today people are assaulted and the question is the leadership themselves are not on the ground with the people does your party bans some of the responsibility for those people who've been injured today the people you do hold in the streets of zimbabwe bearsden the acquisitional

provisions it is unfortunate that the judgment was a made right on time when people were already in town so it's quite unfortunate that it was the intel people had to walk the intel and because they were sitting that they put it is going on is the providing for this by the supreme growth so people off the land it's unfortunate that some outre advice loz you've been you've been taken from the archives to ensure that the top people support it so why does that mean to green the unfortunate basically also not fair to say the leadership was not there so i am a special fail because i do want to get this in bad so you can continue on say include this as well is the m.d.c. calling for future demonstrations i know more had been planned all those go ahead. of course because no one is above the law and the supreme law of this lent allows people to do was sit and got wind of you doing that you need peace in form in a. very peaceful it's unfortunate that you are dealing with a government that is violent this is why you saw people being beaten for no

apparent reason when people got into this to use today they were very p.c. into some with just a few sitting down in the road that is quite unfortunate so we are not going to be deterred by the actions of today we are going to fall into this same democratic and constitutional cause starting from mind or being a bit of blow are you sure when you've been messing and there's no been tied this is just a face to face or series of actions that are going to be pursuing as a party to ensure that we your people as a government that is a respectful to the people of zimbabwe a basic tony from the movement for democratic change in d.c. thank you. our next story is in the central african republic one of the poorest countries in the world and one that's seen a series of vicious conflicts since it gained independence from france in 1960 s. the most recent civil war started 6 years ago with christian and muslim rebels fighting over religion power and natural resources today there are more than 10000

peacekeepers in the country many of them come from elsewhere in africa groups control about 80 percent of the country in february a peace deal was signed between the c.a.a. our us government and 14 rebel groups but this is the 8th peace deal in 6 yes. a un backed tribunal known as the special criminal court has been tossed withholding to account those who have committed crimes against humanity since 2003 a group of artists are going about the country spreading the word. and their own loud music with a heavy beat it draws children from the neighborhood for some terrific entertainment. but it some chick is a serious one of the central african republic some new special criminal court boniface where tonga knows that if the children come their parents will follow. the the ok he hands out information brochures it's the adults he actually wants to

reach the girl was so good these people are here to inform central africa and especially the victims of war crimes are committed in our country who's going to the local nonprofit. and they're doing it with theatre this woman's daughter was killed she expresses her suffering to the audience loudly and dramatically. in this cabaret heavy subjects are very easy to digest. i know. but of his what tongue is getting ready for his role he wrote the play which is meant to reflect daily life in the c.a.r. . let's inform us all so you can all see the book important information is communicated in bars and nightclubs in our country that's why i decided to fashion a feeder piece in this way. through his own scene plays out in a bar where you're going to just meet some friends and gets drunk then they hear

about the new court on the radio and they explain it all to the audience even the little people can now bring charges against their torturers in their own country. so that i the court will prosecute war crimes sexual violence and the targeted killing of ethnic groups which have been committed since 2003. there are still about $100000.00 christian and muslim rebels in the c.a.r. but the struggle is no longer about religion but it's rather over land power and raw materials. a peace agreement was signed but it is fragile the court is meant to help bring about a lasting peace and justice for the victims of whom there are many in this country that remember december and by that you would know about the rebels arrived and killed my younger brother but me met them and then they came into our house and beat my husband and that's

a big i mean they'll continue after the performance the audience is given legal advice. to make the album he was the day i opened my eyes we've been through so much now i know what to do about it it's not that i'm going to get the play is set to become a film which will be shown in the central african republic during the special tribunals supported by the governments the un and to you but it is short of funds. so i think it's a very important but without just as there is no security we can't live in harmony of peace. that is what everyone here wants. my next guest today is one of the prosecutors at the special criminal court in the cia are joining adichie to joins me from the capital bangui welcome to africa so why is it important that the public is informed about the existence of this course . it is very important that the public at large be informed of the

existence of this code because this is one of the 1st coat that was created in the contrary where violence. so it is important because it's one of the 1st. of its kind. also it is. caught. and this is why people should be informed about this book all right it's is interesting that this tribe you know the special crimes court is running at a time when the conflicts in the country has not necessarily been resolved some have pointed out that that's a particularly unique approach can you talk us through the logic of having this quarter running while the kind the conference is also still running itself. as you as you may be a work of this country has been undergoing violence since the

ninety's sixty's when the country was independent there had been about 10 cool in this country and after every cool there had been a spate of violence and for a long time. committed these crimes in this country we are not accountable of their ads so i thing by creating this caught in this context it is also in message to those who are continuing to commit crimes lacked. the kountry or the least taking a step to stop. this types of crimes kountry that is stated on a from bank me thank you. and that's it for now from

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