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Five WOZA activists who were arrested last week were finally released on bail on Monday, after spending six days in police custody. WOZA released a statement saying the individuals were released on US$50 bail each and remanded out of custody to March 19th.
They were arrested last Wednesday in Harare during a peaceful march to the government buildings for an official meeting with David Coltart, the new Education Minister.
The pressure group's statement said: “WOZA would like to salute the courage and determination of these parents in enduring beatings, arrest and detention in horrific conditions to ensure that their concerns about their children's education were brought to the attention of the Minister of Education.”
“The extended and unlawful detention, the extortionate bail demanded and the reporting conditions imposed, also show that the inception of a unity government has done nothing to change the way democracy and social justice activists are treated by a hostile and repressive state.”
