Zimbabwean authorities are intensifying repression against critics of a constitutional amendment that would extend President Mnangagwa's term, facing widespread opposition from pro-democracy groups.
Zimbabwe is currently experiencing heightened tensions around a controversial effort by the ruling ZANU-PF party to amend the constitution to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term in office. Human Rights Watch has reported an increase in violence and intimidation directed at opponents of this plan, which is seen as a significant threat to the country's democracy. The amendment aims to extend the presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years, effectively pushing back the next elections, originally scheduled for 2028, to 2030. This move has sparked outrage among political opponents and civil society groups, who view it as an illegitimate attempt to entrench power.
