Job Sikhala

Zimbabwean opposition leader Job Sikhala warns that jailing political activists will only strengthen their resolve and calls for dialogue over persecution.

Job Sikhala plans to sue the State for wrongful persecution after being acquitted on charges of inciting violence and publishing falsehoods, calling his detention political abuse.

The High Court has acquitted opposition politician Job Sikhala, overturning his convictions for publishing falsehoods and inciting public violence, in a significant legal victory.

Zimbabwean opposition leader Job Sikhala alleges harassment by law enforcement after delivering a critical speech at a human rights summit in Geneva. Sikhala, currently abroad for medical treatment, says police visited his residence looking for him. The reason for the visit remains unclear, but Sikhala fears it may be an attempt to silence his dissent.

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have prohibited a planned solidarity march for Job Sikhala, a prominent opposition politician who has been in pretrial…