The Wardman Wire

I have been running a Flick-R photo feed about abuse and violence meted out by Robert Mugabe’s followers and thugs to those opposing his regime in the elections in Zimbabwe for several weeks, from the Zimbabwe Civic Action Support Group.

There is also a Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/sokwanele which is updated from time to time. Here are the entriues since it was launched in late May (read from the bottom). Harrowing. Only a small portion of attacks are fed on Twitter.

Why not carry the Photo feed (if your readers can stomach it) or the Twitter feed on your blog. If you need to know how, drop a comment in the box, and I will do a “Howto” article. The elections in Zimbabwe are on June 27th, so it would be a good boost to scrutiny and awareness if a number of bloggers did this. It is easy in Wordpress.

Sokwanele has a blog here (RSS Feed).

This article may be reproduced with attribution and a link back to here and the Sokwanele This is Zimbabwe blog.

Tsvangirai RELEASED. Ordered to go back to Bulawayo. Police say they are acting on an instruction “from the top.”
2 days ago from web

Morgan Tsvangirai detained again. Being held at Esigodini: +263 (0)88 599 / (0)88 577 / (0)88 433 / (0)88 327 –> 01:26 PM June 06, 2008 from web

Morgan Tsvangirai has been RELEASED after 9 hrs - was charged for “attracting a large number of people around him at Lupane growth point”. 11:28 PM June 04, 2008 from web

Morgan Tsvangirai detained by police in Zimbabwe - we believe he is at ZRP Lupane. Numbers to call on our blog: 04:46 PM June 04, 2008 from web

Mugabe is at the Ambasciatori Palace Hotel (Rome). Leave him messages. Tel- +39 06 47 493; Fax +39 06 47 43 601; info@ambasciatoripalace.com 11:42 AM June 03, 2008 from web

Robert Mugabe and Grace are attending a UN food summit in Rome!! Details of how you can take action on our blog:
12:55 PM June 02, 2008 from web

Correction: Benny Mbidzo was the campaign strategist for the MP for Goromonzi West, not for Iain Kay as per our earlier message. 04:14 PM June 01, 2008 from web

MP Iain Kay now in Murewa Prison. Update on our site, with news that Benny Mbidzo, Kay’s campaign strategist, has been adbucted. Missing. 03:43 PM June 01, 2008 from web

Iain Kay, MDC MP, moved from Marondera to Mutoko prison where he has less support. Please call and support him. 10:54 PM May 28, 2008 from web

Mabel Penisara found alive. Abducted by 20 zanu, she was left for dead by the side of a road. Has serious torture injuries. Pray for her. 05:40 PM May 28, 2008 from web

Alert:3 activists arrested, Bindura. No lawyer present. Call +263(0)71 6132 or(0)717382 & ask their rights upheld. 12:03 PM May 27, 2008 from web

~ 80 church-goers just arrested. Borrowdale, Harare. Author Peter Godwin among them. Please call +263(0)4882819 & object. More on our blog. 03:29 PM May 25, 2008 from web

Arrested MP in Zimbabwe: Updated tel numbers to call to lobby for Iain Kay’s safety & human rights on our blog. 01:17 AM May 25, 2008 from web

MDC MP Iain Kay (arrested 21st May) moved to remand prison for at least 2wks on trumped-up charges of inciting violence in Mashonaland East 04:34 PM May 24, 2008 from web

I have not included links. Read the whole thing with links here.